Tetragonus catamitus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Tetragonus catamitus, the common butterfly moth, or Philippine callidulid moth, is a moth of the family Callidulidae. It was first described by Carl Geyer in 1832. Noted from Taiwan, north-eastern India, south-west India, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, the Tenasserim Hills of Myanmar and from Java. They are day-flying moths that can be easily mistaken for a butterfly due to the position in which they hold their wings.
The head, thorax and abdomen are dark yellowish and reddish brown. The wings are yellowish and reddish brown. The hindwings are more uniform reddish brown. On the underside, there are dark striations and both the forewing and hindwing have three grey spots in the discal cell. There are four pale rufous bands along the medial, postmedial, submarginal region.
The species was named Tetragonus catamitus by Carl Geyer in 1832 based on a specimen from Java and later described under the name of Cleosiris fasciata by Frederic Moore. The larvae were described later as being translucent green with a dark black semi-prognathous head and a prothorax with a well-developed prothoracic shield. Young instar larvae live in a rolled leaf, and... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Butterfly Moth sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th 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.
May to August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Butterfly Moth in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. Those are among Kochi's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Common Butterfly Moth sightings, Kochi has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tuen Mun (China, about 10%) and Singapore (Singapore, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Common Butterfly Moth that you can see in Kochi (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Tailed Jay (about 40%), Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 30%) and Common Crow (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Butterfly Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (65 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.
