Stauropus alternus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Stauropus alternus, the lobster caterpillar, lobster moth or crab caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Sri Lanka, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the southern Moluccas. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.
The species was separated in the genus Neostauropus by Sergius G. Kiriakoff but there are few differences and most authors treat it as a single genus Stauropus. In males, the head and thorax are brownish grey. Abdomen is greyish brown with the dorsal tufts on first six segments darker. Forewings are brownish grey with indistinct antemedial and postmedial pale waved lines. The submarginal series have rusty red spots with pale lunules inside them. Hindwings are whitish with the costal and inner areas are brownish. Both wings with a marginal series of pale and reddish-brown lunules. Ventral side is brown. The female is similar to the male but with uniformly brown hindwings. Larva dark reddish brown. A pale dorsal line can be seen. There are grey subdorsal streaks on the fourth and sixth somites. The terminal somite is swollen and carried over the back with two angular processes from... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lobster Caterpillar Moth sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 522nd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lobster Caterpillar Moth in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–March, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in December.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Lobster Caterpillar Moth sightings, Hong Kong has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Taipei (Taiwan, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lobster Caterpillar Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (16 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.
