Aeromachus pygmaeus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Kozhikode on a given day, based on 11 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 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Scrub Hopper in Kozhikode on a given day, against under 5% in January–June, August–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Kozhikode's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 390 mm in June.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pygmy Scrub Hopper sightings, Kozhikode ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chattogram (Bangladesh, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Pygmy Scrub Hopper that you can see in Kozhikode (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Grass Demon (about 20%), Chestnut Bob (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 Kozhikode (11 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.
