Aeromachus pygmaeus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Aeromachus pygmaeus, the pygmy scrub-hopper is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species range is from India (Nilgiris, Wynaad, Coorg, Kanara, Assam) to Burma and Thailand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Chattogram | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 2 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Scrub Hopper sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 250th 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.
May to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Scrub Hopper in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in January to April, the lowest months.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pygmy Scrub Hopper sightings, Kochi ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chattogram (Bangladesh, about 20%) and Kozhikode (India, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Pygmy Scrub Hopper that you can see in Kochi (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Chestnut Bob (about 20%), Common Awl (about 20%) and Indian Palm Bob (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pygmy Scrub Hopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (14 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.
