Lachnocephala vellosata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lachnocephala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1953. Its only species, Lachnocephala vellosata, known from Chile, was described by the same author in the same year. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lachnocephala vellosata sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 154th most-seen of the 173 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.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lachnocephala vellosata in Santiago on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months. Those are among Santiago's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 65 mm in June.
Only Santiago, in our data
Santiago is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lachnocephala vellosata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Lachnocephala vellosata that you can see in Santiago (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Vestal (about 10%) and Dwarf Tawny Wave (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lachnocephala vellosata is recorded against all the insects logged in Santiago (5 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.
