Isturgia disputaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Isturgia disputaria, the Maltese bloom, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found on the Canary Islands and Malta and in the Afrotropical realm, Asian Turkey, the Caucasus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and Iraq.
The wingspan is 21–29 mm (0.8–1.1 in). Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May. The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia nilotica. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Maltese Bloom sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 7 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.
January, March, May, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maltese Bloom in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June–July, September and November–December, the lowest months.
Only Pune, in our data
Pune is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Maltese Bloom sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Maltese Bloom that you can see in Pune (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Acacia Blood Vein Moth (about 20%), Chiasmia emersaria (about 10%) and Black Looper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maltese Bloom is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (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.
