Scotura annulata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Scotura annulata is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Texas, south through Central America (including Panama and Costa Rica) to Argentina. The larvae have been recorded on Hybanthus prunifolius in Panama. Other recorded host plants include Acalypha diversifolia, Chamaedorea, Randia and Meliosma species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scotura annulata sighting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 48 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.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Scotura annulata in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–November, the lowest months. That is one of Santa Cruz de la Sierra's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 40 mm in July.
Only Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in our data
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Scotura annulata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Scotura annulata that you can see in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White Peacock (about 50%), Thoas Swallowtail (about 40%) and Polydamas Swallowtail (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scotura annulata is recorded against all the insects logged in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (7 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.
