Euchromia polymena
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Euchromia polymena is a species of day flying moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. These moths are vibrantly coloured and look like wasps so known as Wasp moth or Painted handmaiden moth. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in India and south-eastern Asia, as well as on Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines. It is also present in the northern part of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Hindwings have veins 3 and 4 extending from the angle of the cell. The body is black, with a blue spot on the vertex of the head. The frons is white, and the tegulae feature a white spot. The collar and the 1st, 4th, and 5th abdominal segments are crimson, while the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th segments are edged with metallic blue. Forewings have a basal metallic-blue spot and two spots at the end of the cell. They also feature a large sub-basal spot, a bifid medial spot, and a quadrified post-medial orange spot. The hindwing displays trifid basal and quadrified post-medial orange spots. The coxa of the forelegs and three spots on the pectus are white. The larva is reddish with red tubercles. It has... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Handmaiden Moth sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 127th most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Handmaiden Moth in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in March to July, the lowest months. Those are among Kochi's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Handmaiden Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Painted Handmaiden Moth sightings, Kochi ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Painted Handmaiden Moth 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 Painted Handmaiden Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (37 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.
