Adaina microdactyla
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Adaina microdactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. Also known as the hemp-agrimony plume, it is found in Africa, Asia and Europe. The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The forewings are whitish yellowish, sprinkled with blackish. There is a dot in disc at 1⁄3, a mark at the base of the fissure and a distinct mark on costa beyond the fissure, a less distinct one towards apex, and some blackish indistinct dots on margins of segments. The hindwings are grey. The flesh-colour larva has a slightly paler dorsal line and numerous rough points on the dorsum. The head is pale yellowish-brown.
Adults are on wing in May and June and again in August in two generations in western Europe. The larvae feed on hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Indian camphorweed (Pluchea indica), European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea) and Brassica species. There are two broods, one which bores in stems and produces galls, the other which feeds in flowers, although flower feeding has not been recently confirmed.
It has a wide distribution and is known from the Palearctic realm (from Europe to Korea, Japan and China), Asia Minor, Iran, Vietnam, the Solomon... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hemp-Agrimony Plume Moth sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 868th 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.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hemp-Agrimony Plume Moth in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Hemp-Agrimony Plume Moth sightings, Hong Kong ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Bandung (Indonesia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hemp-Agrimony Plume Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (7 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.
