Bibasis gomata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Burara gomata, commonly known as the pale green awlet, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Northeast India, the Western Ghats and parts of Southeast Asia. This revised scheme was reflected by review of morphology in Chiba, 2009, and genomic data in Toussaint et al. 2020.
The pale green awlet ranges from India, Myanmar, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, and the Indonesian archipelago. In India, the butterfly is found in South India up to North Kanara, and along the Himalayas from Sikkim to Assam and eastwards to Myanmar.
The type locality is Darjeeling in the north of West Bengal. This species is rare in South India but not rare in the Himalayas. The butterfly has a wingspan of 50 to 55 mm. Edward Yerbury Watson (1891) gives a detailed description:
Male. Upperside pale vinaceous brown; both wings with pale brownish yellow streaks longitudinally between the veins. Abdomen blackish brown with yellowish bands. Cilia yellowish. Underside dark brown, with the veins and longitudinal... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Awlet sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 142 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 88th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Awlet in Hong Kong on a given day, against about 10% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Hong Kong's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 280 mm in June.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pale Awlet sightings, Hong Kong has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tuen Mun (China, about 10%) and Guangzhou (China, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Awlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (142 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.
