What are the chances of seeing a Saptha exanthista in Singapore?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Saptha exanthista sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 282nd most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Saptha exanthista in Singapore?
February, May–August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Saptha exanthista in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–April and September–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Saptha exanthista?
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Saptha exanthista sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Saptha exanthista?
Only Singapore, in our data
Singapore is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Saptha exanthista sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Saptha exanthista sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Saptha exanthista is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (74 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.