Gonepatica opalina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Gonepatica is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Shigero Sugi in 1982. Its only species, Gonepatica opalina, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in Japan and Amur Oblast, Russia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Seoul | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gonepatica opalina sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 394th most-seen of the 525 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.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gonepatica opalina in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months. Those are among Seoul's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in January.
Only Seoul, in our data
Seoul is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gonepatica opalina sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Gonepatica opalina that you can see in Seoul (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Hops Angleshade (about 10%) and Macdunnoughia purissima (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gonepatica opalina is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (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.
