Dysphania percota
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Dysphania percota, the blue tiger moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae that can be found in India. It was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Ponnani | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Tiger Moth sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Tiger Moth in Kochi on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Blue Tiger Moth sightings, Kochi ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 20%), Ponnani (India, about 20%) and Kozhikode (India, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Blue Tiger Moth that you can see in Kochi (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Black Looper (about 10%), Tea Looper (about 10%) and Scopula opicata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Tiger Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (55 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.
