Celaenorrhinus ambareesa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Celaenorrhinus ambareesa, commonly known as the Malabar spotted flat, is a species of hesperiid butterfly found in India. The butterfly is found in India and ranges from South India to Khandesh, Madhya Pradesh to West Bengal.
Unlike the common spotted flat, the semi-transparent white spots on the upperside of the forewings are separated from each other. It also has distinct rows of pale yellow spots on the hindwing and the hairy fringe of the wings (cilia) is chequered with black and white. All the spotted flats have similar habits and habitats. The Malabar spotted flat is more likely to be found under boulders and logs overhanging forest streams.
In 1891 Edward Yerbury Watson described it as: Upperside dark olive-brown, the whole surface irrorated with delicate yellowish-olive scales: forewing with an oblique transverse discal series of pale yellowish-white semi-transparent spots, the first large and within the extremity of the cell, being indented exteriorly, the second small and some distance beyond, the third large and beneath the latter; below the last are two other small spots; and one-third from the base beneath the cell is a small round similar... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Spotted Flat sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 111th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April–May and July–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malabar Spotted Flat in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in March, June and December, the lowest months.
Only Mumbai, in our data
Mumbai is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Malabar Spotted Flat sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Malabar Spotted Flat that you can see in Mumbai (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Indian Palm Bob (about 30%), Grass Demon (about 20%) and Common Awl (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malabar Spotted Flat is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (33 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.
