Eetion elia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eetion elia, the white-spot palmer, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1866. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore, as well as on Sumatra and Borneo. The habitat consists of fringes of secondary forests. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Eetion, erected by Lionel de Nicéville in 1895.
The wingspan is about 38 mm.This genus is established for a species separated from all its allies by a row of transparent spots in the hindwing (right across the centre of the hindwing). The white median band of the hindwing is narrow. The white of the anal-marginal portion of the hindwing above is immediately adjoining to the transverse row of hyaline spots.
The larvae probably feed on Cleistanthus sumatranus. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White Spotted Palmer sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 404th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Spotted Palmer in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June–December, the lowest months.
Only Singapore, in our data
Singapore is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White Spotted Palmer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the White Spotted Palmer that you can see in Singapore (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Chestnut Bob (about 20%), Yellow Vein Lancer (about 20%) and Indian Palm Bob (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White Spotted Palmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (46 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.
