What are the chances of seeing a Red-Striped Tiger Moth in Pune?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Striped Tiger Moth sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 111th most-seen of the 340 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.
When is the best time to see a Red-Striped Tiger Moth in Pune?
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Striped Tiger Moth in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months. Those are among Pune's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 520 mm in July.
What time of day is best to see a Red-Striped Tiger Moth?
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Striped Tiger Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Red-Striped Tiger Moth?
Only Pune, in our data
Pune is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red-Striped Tiger Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Red-Striped Tiger Moth sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Striped Tiger Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (23 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.