Mocis undata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Mocis undata, the brown-striped semilooper, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in the Afrotropical and Oriental regions, including India and Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Striped Semilooper sighting in Kozhikode on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 138 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Striped Semilooper in Kozhikode on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months. That is one of Kozhikode's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain against 5 mm in January.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Striped Semilooper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Brown-Striped Semilooper sightings, Kozhikode has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Ponnani (India, about 20%) and Kochi (India, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-Striped Semilooper that you can see in Kozhikode (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Tropical Tiger Moth (about 20%), Dot-Underwing Moth (about 20%) and Kanara Tiger Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-Striped Semilooper is recorded against all the insects logged in Kozhikode (13 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.
