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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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Levant Hawkmoth sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 137 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.
June–July and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Levant Hawkmoth in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in May, 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.
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.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Levant Hawkmoth sightings, Jerusalem ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Amman (Jordan, about 40%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Levant Hawkmoth that you can see in Jerusalem (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Striped Hawkmoth (about 10%), 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 Jerusalem (11 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.
