Amata fortunei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Amata fortunei, the white-spotted moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by d'Orza in 1869. It is found in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The wingspan is 30–37 mm. It is a day-flying species. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from early June to mid July and again from mid August to mid September.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Trifolium repens, Taraxacum species, Equisetum arvense and Typha angustifolia. They are known to eat dead leaves as well as living tissue. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Nine-Spotted Moth sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Nine-Spotted Moth in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and December–March, the lowest months.
5th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Japanese Nine-Spotted Moth sightings, Taipei ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, about 20%), Nagoya (Japan, about 20%) and Osaka (Japan, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Nine-Spotted Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (38 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.
