Eudocima salaminia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Eudocima salaminia, the green fruit-piercing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found from India, and across south-east Asia to the Pacific Islands. In Australia it occurs in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. The adult is a fruit piercer. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1005th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months. That is one of Hong Kong's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 280 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sightings, Hong Kong ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%), Tuen Mun (China, about 10%) and Guangzhou (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Eudocima
The closest relatives of the Green Fruit-Piercing Moth that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Eudocima, Fruit-piercing Moths) are Eudocima homaena (about 10%) and Common Fruit-Piercing Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Fruit-Piercing Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (5 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.
