Pygospila tyres
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Pygospila tyres is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in the rainforests of south-east Asia, including Hong Kong, India, Thailand and Queensland in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chequered Snout sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 189th most-seen of the 362 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.
June–July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chequered Snout in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–May, the lowest months. Those are among Mumbai's wettest months, with about 460 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chequered Snout sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Chequered Snout sightings, Mumbai ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chennai (India, about 10%), Kochi (India, about 10%) and Bengaluru (India, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Chequered Snout that you can see in Mumbai (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%), Mung Bean Moth (about 10%) and Cucumber Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chequered Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (14 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.
