Marumba cristata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Marumba cristata, the common striped hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from the Himalaya, through Nepal and north-east India, Myanmar, southern and central China to western Malaysia (Sundaland). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marumba cristata sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 180th 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.
March–May, August and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marumba cristata in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marumba cristata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Marumba cristata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Marumba cristata that you can see in Taipei (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Green Pergesa Hawkmoth (about 10%), Yam Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Oleander Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marumba cristata is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (58 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.
