Lymantria serva
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Lymantria serva, the ficus tussock moth or serva tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793 and is found in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Assam in India and Yunnan in China. It is possibly also found in Taiwan and Hongkong, but these records might be Lymantria iris. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria serva 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–April, June and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lymantria serva in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lymantria serva sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Lymantria serva sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Lymantria serva that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Handmaiden Moth (about 20%), Amata sperbius (about 10%) and Banyan Tussock Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lymantria serva 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.
