Dysphania militaris
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Dysphania militaris is a species of moth of the family Geometridae that is found from in the tropical regions of South and Southeast Asian countries such as China, India, Bangladesh Myanmar, Vietnam, Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Philippines and Java. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
Its wingspan is about 80–96 mm. Forewings of male produced, long and narrow. The fovea strongly developed. Head, thorax and abdomen golden yellowish with purplish bands. Forewings with golden-yellow basal half, the outer half deep purplish with its inner edge irregularly sinuous. Two oblique basal purple fascia, where the lower fascia sometimes having a spot detached from it. Two spots found on costa near base. There is an oblique antemedial series of three spots often conjoined. The outer area with two pale blue maculate bands, where the outer ending found at vein 3. Hindwings golden yellow, with a large purple discocellular spot and a spot below the cell. A postmedial lunulate band excurved between veins 3 and 5. A submarginal spot series becoming large conjoined lunulate patches at apex. The spots on the yellow area are very variable.... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a False Tiger Moth sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 530 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–July and October–December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a False Tiger Moth in Hong Kong on a given day, against about 20% in January and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most False Tiger Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate False Tiger Moth sightings, Hong Kong has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tuen Mun (China, about 20%) and Guangzhou (China, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the False Tiger Moth that you can see in Hong Kong (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Milionia basalis (about 10%), Orange Magpie Moth (about 10%) and Asian Cross-Lined Wave Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the False Tiger Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (530 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
