Colotis aurora
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Colotis aurora, the sulphur orange tip or plain orange-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Asia and Africa. The nominate subspecies, Colotis aurora aurora is found in India and Sri Lanka. The other subspecies, Colotis aurora evarne is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and southern Arabia.
The habitat consists of savanna and shrubland. The larvae feed on Capparaceae species, including Cadaba fruticosa. This species was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780 as Papilio aurora. But many authors incorrectly mentioned this as Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775. To resolve this confusion, Godart altered the oldest name (eucharis, Drury) to epicharis, instead of correcting the incorrectly imposed name (eucharis, Fabricius). Westwood reverted this change.
The upperside of the males has a pure white ground colour.... Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Orange-Tip sighting in Surat on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 24 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Orange-Tip in Surat on a given day, against about 10% in March, May–June and October–January, the lowest months. That is one of Surat's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Plain Orange-Tip sightings, Surat has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Hyderabad (India, about 10%) and Pune (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Orange-Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Surat (8 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.
