Filodes fulvidorsalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Filodes fulvidorsalis is a moth in the family Crambidae found in South and Southeast Asia. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1832. Specimens have been observed to practice lachryphagy. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Filodes fulvidorsalis sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 394th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Filodes fulvidorsalis in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Filodes fulvidorsalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Filodes fulvidorsalis sightings, Tuen Mun has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Hong Kong (China, under 5%) and Bengaluru (India, under 5%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Filodes fulvidorsalis that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%), Heortia vitessoides (about 10%) and Strepsinoma croesusalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Filodes fulvidorsalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (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.
