Dysschema sacrifica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Dysschema sacrifica is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae, of the family Erebidae. The species first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. In Spanish, this moth is called the mariposa tigre, a name it shares with the butterfly Danaus chrysippus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dysschema sacrifica sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 138th most-seen of the 226 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dysschema sacrifica in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and August, the lowest months.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Dysschema sacrifica sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rosario (Argentina, about 30%), Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Dysschema sacrifica that you can see in Porto Alegre (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 10%), Ctenucha rubriceps (about 10%) and Phoenicoprocta teda (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dysschema sacrifica is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (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.
