Lamoria adaptella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Lamoria adaptella, the plain lamoria, is a species of snout moth (family Pyralidae) in the genus Lamoria. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from South Africa, the Gambia, Kenya, Mozambique, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Singapore, as well as Japan and Taiwan.
Its wingspan is about 24–34 mm. It is a pale brown moth. The forewings are irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. There are traces of an irregularly dentate antemedial dark line. A speck, spot or small annulus in cell and larger discocellular spot or annulus. A highly dentate, postmedial, more or less prominent line oblique from costa to vein 4, where it is sharply angled, then inwardly oblique. A marginal black specks series present. Hindwings pale brownish.
Larva known to feed on plants like Dipterocarpus, Pennisetum americanum and Shorea species. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lamoria adaptella 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 Lamoria adaptella 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.
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lamoria adaptella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Lamoria adaptella that you can see in Hong Kong (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Guastica semilutea (about 10%), Nephopterix ochribasalis (about 10%) and Copamyntis leptocosma (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lamoria adaptella 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.
