Ophisma gravata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Ophisma gravata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, to Okinawa, Taiwan, the Caroline Islands, New Guinea, eastern Australia and New Caledonia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ophisma gravata sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 335th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ophisma gravata in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–June, the lowest months. Those are among Kochi's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
Only Kochi, in our data
Kochi is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ophisma gravata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Ophisma gravata that you can see in Kochi (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Sandalwood Defoliator (about 20%), Tropical Tiger Moth (about 20%) and Handmaiden Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ophisma gravata is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (6 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.
