What are the chances of seeing a Straight-Banded Catseye in Kuala Lumpur?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Straight-Banded Catseye sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 245th most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Straight-Banded Catseye in Kuala Lumpur?
April–May, July, September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Straight-Banded Catseye in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June, August and October–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Straight-Banded Catseye?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Straight-Banded Catseye sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Straight-Banded Catseye?
Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data
Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Straight-Banded Catseye sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Straight-Banded Catseye sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Straight-Banded Catseye is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (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.