Potanthus pseudomaesa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Potanthus pseudomaesa, commonly known as the Indian dart, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. The larvae are known to feed on Axonopus compressus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Dart sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 261st most-seen of the 340 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 and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Dart in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months. Those are among Pune's wettest months, with about 400 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Only Pune, in our data
Pune is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Indian Dart sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Indian Dart that you can see in Pune (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Grass Demon (about 20%), Indian Palm Bob (about 10%) and Common Banded Awl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (10 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.
