Herpetogramma licarsisalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Herpetogramma licarsisalis, commonly known as the grass webworm or pale sod-webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is distributed in most of the Old World tropics, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Togo, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Réunion, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines, New Caledonia, Australia, and New Zealand. It is an introduced species in many other parts of the world, including Hawaii, continental Spain and the Canary Islands, Portugal, Great Britain, Turkey, Cyprus, India and Sri Lanka.
The flat, elliptical eggs are deposited singly or in masses on the leaf blade's upper surface along the midrib. The caterpillars hatch after 4-6 days and undergo five instars in the following 14 days. First instar larvae are characterised by a black head capsule, whereas later instars have a brown head capsule. Mature larvae are green to brown, sometimes with a rose tint. Full-grown larvae are about 20 mm long. Pupation occurs in a loosely-woven hibernaculum and takes about 7.3 days. After eclosion from the pupa, the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kuwait City | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | |
| 3 | Cairo | 🇪🇬 Egypt | |
| 4 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 8 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 10 | Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grass Webworm Moth sighting in Istanbul on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 190th most-seen of the 266 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.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grass Webworm Moth in Istanbul on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grass Webworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
10th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Grass Webworm Moth sightings, Istanbul ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 20%), Kuwait City (Kuwait, about 10%) and Cairo (Egypt, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Grass Webworm Moth that you can see in Istanbul (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Rush Veneer (about 10%), Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Box Tree Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grass Webworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Istanbul (8 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.
