Dysgonia torrida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Dysgonia torrida, commonly known as the jigsaw, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the tropical and subtropical areas of Africa to Spain, southern Italy, Greece, Syria, Israel, Iran, Uzbekistan towards India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jigsaw sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 195th most-seen of the 264 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.
March, May, July–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jigsaw in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, October and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among Tel Aviv's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 90 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jigsaw sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Jigsaw sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Harare (Zimbabwe, about 10%), Hyderabad (India, about 10%) and Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Jigsaw that you can see in Tel Aviv (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Ocnogyna loewii (about 30%), Crimson-Speckled Flunkey (about 20%) and Brown Triangle Snout (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jigsaw is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (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.
