What are the chances of seeing a Gnophos sartata in Jerusalem?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gnophos sartata sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 137 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Gnophos sartata in Jerusalem?
May, July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gnophos sartata in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Jerusalem's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in January.
Where else can you see a Gnophos sartata?
Only Jerusalem, in our data
Jerusalem is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gnophos sartata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Gnophos sartata live in Jerusalem?
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Gnophos sartata that you can see in Jerusalem (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Idaea intermedia (about 10%), Willow Beauty (about 10%) and Idaea distinctaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Gnophos sartata sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gnophos sartata is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (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.