Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Mung Bean Moth in Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mung Bean Moth sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 139th most-seen of the 215 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Mung Bean Moth in Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

August to November. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mung Bean Moth in Shanghai on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Mung Bean Moth?

Accepted Answer

Between 7 and 10 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mung Bean Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Question 4

Is Shanghai the best place to see a Mung Bean Moth?

Accepted Answer

23rd of 30. Of the 30 cities where we can rate Mung Bean Moth sightings, Shanghai ranks 23rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Vijayawada (India, about 30%), Kathmandu (Nepal, about 20%) and Vadodara (India, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Mung Bean Moth live in Shanghai?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Crambidae. The closest relatives of the Mung Bean Moth that you can see in Shanghai (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Box Tree Moth (about 20%), Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Cucumber Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Mung Bean Moth sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Mung Bean Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Shanghai (9 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~40%
2	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~30%
3	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
4	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~20%
5	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~20%
6	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
7	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
8	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
10	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
11	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
13	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
14	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
16	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	~10%
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
19	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	~30%
2	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	~20%
3	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	~20%
4	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	~10%
5	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	~10%
6	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~10%
7	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	~10%
8	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	~10%
9	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	~10%
10	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	~10%

Mung Bean Moth

About the Mung Bean Moth

Recent sightings of Mung Bean Moth in Shanghai

Global Distribution

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Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Shanghai

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