Pollanisus cupreus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Pollanisus cupreus is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in the Australian state of Western Australia. The larvae probably feed on Hibbertia hypericoides. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pollanisus cupreus sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 275 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.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pollanisus cupreus in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Perth's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in December.
Only Perth, in our data
Perth is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pollanisus cupreus sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Pollanisus cupreus that you can see in Perth (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Black-And-White Tiger Moth (about 20%), Australian Painted Lady (about 20%) and Apple Looper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pollanisus cupreus is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (12 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.
