Diaphania elegans
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Diaphania elegans is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and southern Texas. It is also found in South America, where it has been recorded from Venezuela, Trinidad, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm for males and 12.5–15 mm for females. Larvae have been recorded feeding on the flowers of Cucurbita maxima. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Diaphania elegans sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 751st most-seen of the 832 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Diaphania elegans in São Paulo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Diaphania elegans sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only São Paulo, in our data
São Paulo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Diaphania elegans sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Diaphania elegans is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (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.
