Euchromia polymena
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Kozhikode on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 87th most-seen of the 138 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.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Handmaiden Moth in Kozhikode on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Kozhikode's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 390 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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Painted Handmaiden Moth sightings, Kozhikode has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kochi (India, about 10%) and Mumbai (India, under 5%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Painted Handmaiden Moth 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 Painted Handmaiden Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kozhikode (7 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.
