Pachypasa otus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pachypasa otus is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in southern Europe (including Italy, the Balkans, and Greece), Asia Minor, Armenia, Iraq, Iran and Israel. The wingspan is 36–45 mm. Adults are on the wing from June to September.
Recorded food plants include Cupressus, Juniperus, Thuja occidentalis and Quercus pubescens. It was the probable source for Roman coa vestis, wild silk textiles from the isle of Kos. Wikipedia →
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More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Syrian Silkworm sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 66th 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.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Syrian Silkworm in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. That is one of Jerusalem's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Syrian Silkworm sightings, Jerusalem has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tel Aviv (Israel, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Syrian Silkworm is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (9 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.
