Nyctemera carissima
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Nyctemera carissima is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan), north-eastern India, Nepal, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia (northern Sumatra) and Myanmar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera carissima sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 602nd most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera carissima in Taipei on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nyctemera carissima sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Taipei, in our data
Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Nyctemera carissima sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Nyctemera
The closest relatives of the Nyctemera carissima that you can see in Taipei (genus Nyctemera, Magpie Tiger Moths) are Nyctemera lacticinia (about 10%) and Nyctemera adversata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nyctemera carissima is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (7 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.
