Pyralis manihotalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pyralis manihotalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Meal Moth sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 67 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Meal Moth in Recife on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tropical Meal Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Tropical Meal Moth sightings, Recife has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Goiânia (Brazil, about 20%) and Brasilia (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tropical Meal Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Recife (12 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.
