What are the chances of seeing a Throana pectinifer in Hong Kong?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Throana pectinifer sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 299th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Throana pectinifer in Hong Kong?
February, April, June–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Throana pectinifer in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, September and December–January, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Throana pectinifer?
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Throana pectinifer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Throana pectinifer live in Hong Kong?
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Throana pectinifer that you can see in Hong Kong (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Banyan Tussock Moth (about 20%), Orvasca subnotata (about 20%) and Zhejiang Tussock Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Throana pectinifer sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Throana pectinifer is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (34 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.