Telicota bambusae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Telicota bambusae, the dark palm dart, is a species of grass skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and on Peninsular Malaysia. Male. Upperside. Forewing much as in Telicota augias, but the discal black band is narrower and more uniform, and is continued up to the outside of the upper end of the cell, where it terminates in a square patch, its outer side extending somewhat outwards, and the outer marginal black band is much broader and more uniform in width, expands at the apex and is complete and not macular as in T. augias, its inner edge irregular. Hindwing with the black portions blacker, the cell spot similar, the discal band and abdominal streak also similar, but the band is more uniform in width. Cilia similar. Underside like the underside of T. augias, the black markings more pronounced; the black spots on the hindwing indicating the discal patch much more prominent, and there is a blackish streak near the anal angle in each of the two anal interspaces. Antennae, palpi, head and body as in T. augias.
Female like its own male, but on the upper.side the basal half of the cell of the forewing is usually black, and there is... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Palm-Dart sighting in Taichung on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 197 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Palm-Dart in Taichung on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Taichung's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 40 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Palm-Dart sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Dark Palm-Dart sightings, Taichung ranks 6th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Prayagraj (India, about 10%), Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%) and Mumbai (India, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Dark Palm-Dart that you can see in Taichung (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Formosan Swift (about 10%), Indian Palm Bob (about 10%) and Parnara naso (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Palm-Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Taichung (5 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.
