Tegostoma comparalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Tegostoma comparalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, North Africa, India, Pakistan, the Near East, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, South Africa and Niger.
The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in). The larvae feed on Salsola kali and Tribulus terrestris. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tegostoma comparalis sighting in Rome on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 247th most-seen of the 289 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 and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tegostoma comparalis in Rome on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Rome's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 110 mm in November.
Only Rome, in our data
Rome is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tegostoma comparalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Tegostoma comparalis that you can see in Rome (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Narrow-Winged Grey (about 10%), Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Ornate Hydriris Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tegostoma comparalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Rome (6 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.
