Glyphodes onychinalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Chabulina onychinalis, also known as the swan flower plant moth and until recently called Glyphodes onychinalis, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is native to the Afro-Asian Region, including India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland) and New Zealand, and has been recorded in California since 2000. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Swan Plant Flower Moth sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 133 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 851 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swan Plant Flower Moth in Los Angeles on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Los Angeles's driest months, with almost no rain against 75 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swan Plant Flower Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
6th of 10
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Swan Plant Flower Moth sightings, Los Angeles ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, about 20%), Chennai (India, about 10%) and Hyderabad (India, under 5%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Swan Plant Flower Moth that you can see in Los Angeles (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Jalisco Petrophila (about 10%) and Inornate Pyrausta Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swan Plant Flower Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Angeles (133 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.
