Copaxa lavendera
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Copaxa lavendera is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found from Mexico to Honduras. It has been spotted in the Netherlands on multiple occasions, where it was imported on plants.
The wingspan is about 110 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Copaxa lavendera sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 140th most-seen of the 557 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.
May–June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Copaxa lavendera in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–April, the lowest months. Those are among Mexico City's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in December.
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Copaxa lavendera sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Copaxa lavendera is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (53 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.
