Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth

Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth

Hippotion rosetta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Singapore

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

30 Verified sightings at Singapore
27 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth

Hippotion rosetta, or Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth, is a species of sphingid moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~10%
3 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
4 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
8 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
9 Pune 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth in Singapore?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 470th 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.

When is the best time to see a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth in Singapore?

December

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months. That is one of Singapore's wettest months, with about 300 mm of rain against 100 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth 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.

Is Singapore the best place to see a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth?

14th of 15

Of the 15 cities where we can rate Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sightings, Singapore ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 20%), Naha (Japan, about 10%) and Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%).

Where does the Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (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.

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