Pandesma quenavadi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pandesma quenavadi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It has a wide distribution and is found in African countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, the Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is also found in South Asian and South East Asian countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Philippines, Australia and Japan.
Its wingspan is about 5 cm. Its narrow forewings are greyish with a broad, darker border. There is light and irregular basal fasciation. A small dark spot is found centrally in the antemedial area. Hindwings whitish with a broad blackish-grey border. This border is darker than the one on the forewings. Larval food plants are Acasia catechu, Acacia karoo, Acacia mollissima, Albiza chinensis and Albiza lebbeck. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pandesma quenavadi sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 442nd most-seen of the 1045 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.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pandesma quenavadi in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Only Singapore, in our data
Singapore is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pandesma quenavadi sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Pandesma quenavadi that you can see in Singapore (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Hübner's Wasp Moth (about 30%), Triangular-Striped Moth (about 10%) and Erebus ephesperis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pandesma quenavadi is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (33 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.
