Idiophantis soreuta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Idiophantis soreuta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sri Lanka. The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale brownish ochreous, towards the apex yellowish tinged and with a dark fuscous patch extending along the costa from the base to two-thirds, not reaching halfway across the wing, the lower edge with two short darker rounded prominences before the middle, the posterior edge straight, oblique. There are a few variable scattered dark fuscous dots or dashes between this and the dorsum, as well as a fine whitish fuscous-edged line from three-fourths of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus, right-angled above the middle with the arms subsinuate. A whitish streak is found along the costa towards the apex, edged with fuscous beneath. There is also a small dark metallic-bronze spot on the termen beneath the middle. The hindwings are fuscous. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Idiophantis soreuta sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 925th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Idiophantis soreuta in Hong Kong on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Idiophantis soreuta sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gelechiidae
The closest relatives of the Idiophantis soreuta that you can see in Hong Kong (family Gelechiidae, Twirler Moths) are Hypatima spathota (about 10%), Dichomeris ochthophora (about 10%) and Deltophora polliniferens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Idiophantis soreuta is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (6 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.
