What are the chances of seeing a Polymitia eximipalpella in Tel Aviv?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polymitia eximipalpella sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Polymitia eximipalpella in Tel Aviv?
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polymitia eximipalpella in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Tel Aviv's driest months, with almost no rain against 90 mm in January.
Where else can you see a Polymitia eximipalpella?
Only Tel Aviv, in our data
Tel Aviv is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Polymitia eximipalpella sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Polymitia eximipalpella live in Tel Aviv?
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Polymitia eximipalpella that you can see in Tel Aviv (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Small White (about 30%), Lang's Short-Tailed Blue (about 30%) and Ocnogyna loewii (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Polymitia eximipalpella sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polymitia eximipalpella is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (8 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.