Lymantria ampla
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kochi

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

48 Verified sightings at Kochi
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lymantria ampla

Lymantria ampla is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in 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 Ponnani 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
5 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Pune 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lymantria ampla in Kochi?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria ampla sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th 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.

When is the best time to see a Lymantria ampla in Kochi?

June and August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria ampla in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in March and September, the lowest months. Those are among Kochi's wettest months, with about 420 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Lymantria ampla?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lymantria ampla sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kochi the best place to see a Lymantria ampla?

2nd of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Lymantria ampla sightings, Kochi ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ponnani (India, about 20%).

Where does the Lymantria ampla sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lymantria ampla is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (48 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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