Dysphania percota
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Dysphania percota, the blue tiger moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae that can be found in India. It was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Ponnani | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Tiger Moth sighting in Ponnani on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 76 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Tiger Moth in Ponnani on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–March, the lowest months. That is one of Ponnani's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain against 10 mm in January.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Blue Tiger Moth sightings, Ponnani ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Blue Tiger Moth that you can see in Ponnani (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 40%), Sandalwood Defoliator (about 30%) and Great Eggfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Tiger Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Ponnani (7 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.
