Hippotion celerio
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Hippotion celerio, the vine hawk-moth or silver-striped hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Africa and central and southern Asia of India, Sri Lanka and, as a migrant in southern Europe and Australia.
The forewing is typically 28–45 millimetres (1.1–1.8 in) long. The body and forewing of the adult moth are green and ochre. They have silvery white dots and streaks, with a silvery band running obliquely on the forewing. The hindwing is red near its lower angle (tornus) to pinkish over other parts of the wing. It is crossed by a black bar and black veins. There is greater variation. In f. pallida Tutt the ground coloration is a pale terracotta ground; in f. rosea Closs, the wings have a red suffusion; in f. brunnea Tutt, the suffusion is deep brown. In f. augustei Trimoul, the black markings cover the entire wings; in f. luecki Closs, all silver markings are absent and in f. sieberti Closs, the forewing oblique stripe is yellowish, not silver.
Hippotion osiris larger size and lacks the black venation... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 2 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 3 | Naha | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 4 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Dehradun | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Tainan | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vine Hawkmoth sighting in Tainan on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 47th most-seen of the 97 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vine Hawkmoth in Tainan on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May and July–August, the lowest months. Those are among Tainan's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 440 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vine Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
9th of 32
Of the 32 cities where we can rate Vine Hawkmoth sightings, Tainan ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Davao City (Philippines, about 20%), Manila (Philippines, about 20%) and Naha (Japan, about 10%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Vine Hawkmoth that you can see in Tainan (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Oleander Hawkmoth (about 10%), Convolvulus Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vine Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Tainan (9 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.
