Grape Fruit Piercer

Grape Fruit Piercer

Eudocima hypermnestra

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kochi

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Kochi
December Best month

About the Grape Fruit Piercer

Eudocima hypermnestra is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in China, Thailand, Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grape Fruit Piercer in Kochi?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grape Fruit Piercer sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 260th 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.

When is the best time to see a Grape Fruit Piercer in Kochi?

June–July and October–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grape Fruit Piercer in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and August–September, the lowest months.

Is Kochi the best place to see a Grape Fruit Piercer?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Grape Fruit Piercer sightings, Kochi ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 10%) and Kollam (India, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Grape Fruit Piercer live in Kochi?

Same genus: Eudocima

The closest relatives of the Grape Fruit Piercer that you can see in Kochi (genus Eudocima, Fruit-piercing Moths) are Dot-Underwing Moth (about 10%) and Eudocima cajeta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grape Fruit Piercer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grape Fruit Piercer is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (10 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.

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