What are the chances of seeing a Heterolocha laminaria in Kharkiv?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heterolocha laminaria sighting in Kharkiv on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 235th most-seen of the 289 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Heterolocha laminaria in Kharkiv?
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heterolocha laminaria in Kharkiv on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Heterolocha laminaria?
Only Kharkiv, in our data
Kharkiv is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Heterolocha laminaria sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Heterolocha laminaria live in Kharkiv?
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Heterolocha laminaria that you can see in Kharkiv (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Blood Vein (about 40%), Feathered Thorn (about 20%) and Purple-Barred Yellow (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Heterolocha laminaria sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heterolocha laminaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Kharkiv (7 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.