Psilogramma increta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Psilogramma increta, the plain grey hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Grey Hawkmoth sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 56th most-seen of the 215 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Grey Hawkmoth in Shanghai on a given day, against under 5% in January to April, the lowest months. That is one of Shanghai's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 55 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Grey Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 18
Of the 18 cities where we can rate Plain Grey Hawkmoth sightings, Shanghai ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Xiuying District (China, about 20%) and Nagoya (Japan, about 20%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Plain Grey Hawkmoth that you can see in Shanghai (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Pellucid Hawkmoth (about 10%), White-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Theretra japonica (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Grey Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Shanghai (30 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.
