Nyctemera arctata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Nyctemera arctata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1856. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunming | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera arctata sighting in Kunming on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 36 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.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera arctata in Kunming on a given day, against under 5% in December to August, the lowest months. That is one of Kunming's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 180 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nyctemera arctata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Kunming, in our data
Kunming is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Nyctemera arctata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nyctemera arctata is recorded against all the insects logged in Kunming (6 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.
