Arnetta vindhiana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Arnetta vindhiana, the Vindhyan bob, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is native to India. Male. Upperside dark olive-brown; cilia cinereous (ashy grey); forewing with a small yellow semi-transparent spot at upper end of the cell, three conjoined subapical spots, two discal spots, and a small oval spot above the submedian vein. Underside dusky ochreous: forewing with the posterior area broadly black; spots as above; hindwing with a yellow lunule at end of the cell, a small spot above it and five discal spots.
Size: 25–32 mm. On the underside of the hindwing, spots are obscure. On the upperside of the forewing spots on the upper edge of the cell may be absent. The male has no tuft on the underside of the forewing. This species is reported from Palni Hills, Nilgiri Hills, Meghamalai, Wayanad, Coorg, Konkan, west Khandesh, Mhow, Thana, Surat Dangs and Madhya Pradesh. Apparently being absent from the heavier jungle country between Bombay and Coorg. Presumably also found in the Vindhyan rage. T. R. D. Bell stated that they are found in dry, bamboo-growing hilly country, but Wynter-Blyth found it not uncommon on the western... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vindhyan Bob sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 167th 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vindhyan Bob in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and October–January, the lowest months. That is one of Pune's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Vindhyan Bob sightings, Pune ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mumbai (India, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Vindhyan Bob 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 Vindhyan Bob is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (17 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.
