Maxates coelataria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Maxates coelataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka and from the Indian subregion to Sundaland. Sundaland population is classified as a subspecies - Maxates coelataria trychera Prout, 1933. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Maxates coelataria 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.
March and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maxates coelataria in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–February, the lowest months.
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Maxates coelataria sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Maxates coelataria that you can see in Hong Kong (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are False Tiger Moth (about 30%), Milionia basalis (about 10%) and Orange Magpie Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maxates coelataria 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.
