Eupterote orientalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eupterote orientalis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius, but the year of description is not clear. It is found in Sri Lanka and India. Adults are senescent (bronzy) yellow, the forewings with three very prominent oblique, transverse, discal purple brown-speckled bands, the two inner bands linear and curved, the outer one composed of broad lunules. There is an inner series of three less oblique, very indistinct, and sparsely speckled bands. The hindwings have a distinct submarginal broad purple brown-speckled lunular band. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eupterote orientalis sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 299th most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April, July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eupterote orientalis in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June, August and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eupterote orientalis sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Eupterote orientalis sightings, Kochi ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Eupterote orientalis 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 Eupterote orientalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (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.
