Psilogramma increta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Psilogramma increta, the plain grey hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Grey Hawkmoth sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 225th 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 to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Grey Hawkmoth in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months. Those are among Pune's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Grey Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
16th of 18
Of the 18 cities where we can rate Plain Grey Hawkmoth sightings, Pune ranks 16th at under 5%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 20%), Nagoya (Japan, about 20%) and Shanghai (China, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Plain Grey Hawkmoth that you can see in Pune (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Oleander Hawkmoth (about 20%), Pellucid Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Eastern Death's Head Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Grey Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (9 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.
