Pachypasa otus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Pachypasa otus is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in southern Europe (including Italy, the Balkans, and Greece), Asia Minor, Armenia, Iraq, Iran and Israel. The wingspan is 36–45 mm. Adults are on the wing from June to September.
Recorded food plants include Cupressus, Juniperus, Thuja occidentalis and Quercus pubescens. It was the probable source for Roman coa vestis, wild silk textiles from the isle of Kos. Wikipedia →
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More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Syrian Silkworm sighting in Tel Aviv on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Syrian Silkworm in Tel Aviv on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and November, the lowest months. That is one of Tel Aviv's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 90 mm in January.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Syrian Silkworm sightings, Tel Aviv ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Jerusalem (Israel, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Syrian Silkworm is recorded against all the insects logged in Tel Aviv (15 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.
