Trabala pallida
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Trabala pallida is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae. They can be found from Southeast China, south throughout Thailand and most of Sundaland. One subspecies is Trabala pallida montana. Eggs of this species measure around 2 millimetres in length with yellow hairs attached. They are light yellow in early stages and gradually turn dark-greyish. They can be found in clusters on host plants.
Most caterpillars of this species go through five instars. In the wild, their host plants include Terminalia, Lagerstroemia, Melastoma, Persea, Psidium, Punica and Sclerocarya. Larvae are polyphagous. Body length is around 1.5cm. The caterpillars are yellow in color with a popcorn-like red head, and have black lateral stripes along their body. They are covered in long black and white hairs. Two bundles of deep-brown hairs protrude from the prothorax. Legs and prolegs are bright red in all instars.
Body length is around 2cm. Similar to caterpillars of the 1st instar, but prothoracic hairs are more longer. Prothoracic hairs get longer and thicker with each instar. Body length is around 3.5cm... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trabala pallida sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st 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.
February–March and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Trabala pallida in Hong Kong on a given day, against about 10% in April–September and November–January, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in June.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Trabala pallida sightings, Hong Kong ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).
Same family: Lasiocampidae
The closest relatives of the Trabala pallida that you can see in Hong Kong (family Lasiocampidae, Lappet Moths) are Kunugia divaricata (about 10%), Metanastria gemella (about 10%) and Euthrix isocyma (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Trabala pallida is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (131 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.
