Macroglossum fritzei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Macroglossum fritzei is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from south-eastern China, central and southern Japan, Thailand and Borneo. The length of the forewings is 21 mm. This species differs from all other species of Macroglossum in the very oblique antemedian band of the forewing. The head and thorax uppersides are dark grey. The abdomen upperside is blackish-brown. The palpus underside is reddish grey. The thorax underside is pale red centrally, darker laterally. The abdomen underside is bright tawny, the apical margins brown with a lateral series of conspicuous buff-yellow spots. The forewing underside is reddish-chestnut, while the extreme base is yellowish, the blackish-brown border is very distinct, due to a series of irregular buff-yellow postdiscal patches. The hindwing underside has a broad yellow band. The hindwing underside is reddish anteriorly, with the base and anal areas yellow gradually shading off on the disc. The brown border is sharply marked, with indications of pale yellow spots at its proximal edge.
The larvae feed on Morinda and Paederia species, including Morinda umbellata in Hong Kong. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fritz's Hummingbird Hawkmoth sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 248th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April and June–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fritz's Hummingbird Hawkmoth in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in January and May, the lowest months.
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Fritz's Hummingbird Hawkmoth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fritz's Hummingbird Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (44 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.
