Macroglossum pyrrhosticta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta, the maile pilau hornworm or burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Maile Pilau Hornworm sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 429th 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.
February–March and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maile Pilau Hornworm in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in June.
12th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Maile Pilau Hornworm sightings, Hong Kong ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Changzhou (China, about 30%), Busan (South Korea, about 20%) and Tokyo (Japan, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maile Pilau Hornworm is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (21 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.
