Theretra alecto
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Theretra alecto, the Levant hawk moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Levant Hawkmoth sighting in Izmir on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 50 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Levant Hawkmoth in Izmir on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–April, the lowest months. That is one of Izmir's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 130 mm in January.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Levant Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Levant Hawkmoth sightings, Izmir ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Amman (Jordan, about 40%) and Jerusalem (Israel, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Levant Hawkmoth that you can see in Izmir (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Red Admiral (about 30%), Mallow Skipper (about 20%) and Painted Lady (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Levant Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Izmir (6 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.
