Spotted Grass Dart

Spotted Grass Dart

Taractrocera ardonia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kuala Lumpur

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

15 Verified sightings at Kuala Lumpur
February Best month

About the Spotted Grass Dart

Taractrocera ardonia is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Malaysia, (Malay Peninsula, Sarawak, Sabah), Brunei, and Indonesia (Kalimantan, and southern Sulawesi). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Grass Dart in Kuala Lumpur?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Grass Dart sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 161st 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.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Grass Dart in Kuala Lumpur?

February, April–June and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Grass Dart in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–August and October–January, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Spotted Grass Dart?

Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data

Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spotted Grass Dart sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Spotted Grass Dart live in Kuala Lumpur?

Same family: Hesperiidae

The closest relatives of the Spotted Grass Dart 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.

Where does the Spotted Grass Dart sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spotted Grass Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (15 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.

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