Macroglossum pyrrhosticta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta, the maile pilau hornworm or burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maile Pilau Hornworm 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Maile Pilau Hornworm in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Tuen Mun's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 290 mm in June.
9th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Maile Pilau Hornworm sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Changzhou (China, about 30%), Busan (South Korea, about 20%) and Tokyo (Japan, about 10%).
Same genus: Macroglossum
The closest relatives of the Maile Pilau Hornworm that you can see in Tuen Mun (genus Macroglossum, Hummingbird Hawkmoths) are Broad-Bordered Hummingbird Hawkmoth (about 10%), Crisp-Banded Hummingbird Hawkmoth (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 Maile Pilau Hornworm 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.
