Amplypterus panopus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Amplypterus panopus, the mango hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern and northern India (including the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands), Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia (to Sulawesi) and the Philippines.
The wingspan is 130–168 mm. Adults are on wing in March, April, June, August and December in Hong Kong. Larvae have been recorded on Dracontomelum dao, Mangifera indica, Rhus, Durio, Calophyllum and Garcinia. In The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I, the species is described as follows:
Head, thorax, and terminal segments of abdomen golden brown; the proximal segments pale. Fore wing purplish flesh-color; some brown waved lines near the base; then an oblique band; some waved brown lines from the costa to lower angle of cell; an oblique post-medial band; a highly waved and irregular whitish submarginal line; a dark ocellus near outer angle. Hind wing flesh-color, the outer area brown; the disk suffused with pink; antemedial, medial, and two postmedial lines, the last two angled below... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mango Hawkmoth sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 613th 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.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mango Hawkmoth in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in December.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mango Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mango Hawkmoth sightings, Hong Kong ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Jakarta (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Mango Hawkmoth that you can see in Hong Kong (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Dull Swirled Hawkmoth (about 10%), Fritz's Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mango Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (13 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.
