Cotton Leaf Roller

Cotton Leaf Roller

Phazaca theclata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hyderabad

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Hyderabad
July Best month

About the Cotton Leaf Roller

Phazaca theclata is a moth of the family Uraniidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is known from Africa south of the Sahara, from Saudi Arabia, as well as from India, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cotton Leaf Roller in Hyderabad?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cotton Leaf Roller sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 318 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cotton Leaf Roller in Hyderabad?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cotton Leaf Roller in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Hyderabad's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against almost none in December.

Where else can you see a Cotton Leaf Roller?

Only Hyderabad, in our data

Hyderabad is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cotton Leaf Roller sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Cotton Leaf Roller sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cotton Leaf Roller is recorded against all the insects logged in Hyderabad (5 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.

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