Cydalima laticostalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cydalima laticostalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Burma and Malaysia to the New Hebrides. It is also found in Australia, where it has been recorded from tropical Queensland.
The wings are satin white. There is a broad brown line along the costa of the forewings. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cydalima laticostalis sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 258th most-seen of the 362 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.
February and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cydalima laticostalis in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months. Those are among Mumbai's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 830 mm in July.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cydalima laticostalis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Mumbai, in our data
Mumbai is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cydalima laticostalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Cydalima laticostalis 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 Cydalima laticostalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (8 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.
