What are the chances of seeing a Pink Hawkmoth in Porto Alegre?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink Hawkmoth sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 176th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Pink Hawkmoth in Porto Alegre?
March–April, August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink Hawkmoth in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May–July and September–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Pink Hawkmoth?
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pink Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Pink Hawkmoth?
Only Porto Alegre, in our data
Porto Alegre is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pink Hawkmoth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Pink Hawkmoth sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pink Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (6 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.