Koruthaialos sindu
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Koruthaialos sindu, the bright red velvet bob, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1860. This species is at once recognisable by the forewing, which is otherwise unicoloured blackish brown, exhibiting a miniate ( red lead or vermilion colour) transverse diffuse spot which is distinct on both sides.The exception is Idmon obliquans Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bright Red Velvet Bob sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 178th most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March, May and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bright Red Velvet Bob in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June and October–December, the lowest months.
Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data
Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bright Red Velvet Bob sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Bright Red Velvet Bob that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Chestnut Bob (about 10%), Indian Palm Bob (about 10%) and Yellow Vein Lancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bright Red Velvet Bob is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (9 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.
