Macroglossum sitiene
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Macroglossum sitiene, the crisp-banded hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Francis Walker in 1856. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crisp-Banded Hummingbird Hawkmoth sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 336th most-seen of the 557 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–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crisp-Banded Hummingbird Hawkmoth in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, June and October, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Crisp-Banded Hummingbird Hawkmoth sightings, Tuen Mun has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kaohsiung (Taiwan, about 10%) and Kochi (India, under 5%).
Same genus: Macroglossum
The closest relatives of the Crisp-Banded Hummingbird Hawkmoth that you can see in Tuen Mun (genus Macroglossum, Hummingbird Hawkmoths) are Broad-Bordered Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 10%), Maile Pilau Hornworm (about 10%) and Black-Based Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crisp-Banded Hummingbird Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (9 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.
