Lymantria serva
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lymantria serva, the ficus tussock moth or serva tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 and is found in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Assam in India and Yunnan in China. It is possibly also found in Taiwan and Hongkong, but these records might be Lymantria iris. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria serva sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 175th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, July–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria serva in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in June, September and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lymantria serva sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Lymantria serva sightings, Taipei has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tuen Mun (China, about 10%) and Hong Kong (China, under 5%).
Same genus: Lymantria
The closest relatives of the Lymantria serva that you can see in Taipei (genus Lymantria) are Lymantria xylina (about 10%) and Pink Lymantria Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lymantria serva is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (64 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.
