Oroplema oyamana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Oroplema oyamana is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae. It is found in Korea (Jeju Island), Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima Island), Taiwan, northern India, Nepal, Borneo and the Philippines (Luzon). The wingspan is 25–28 mm.
The larvae feed on Daphniphyllum himalaense and possibly Daphniphyllum teysmanni and Daphniphyllum macropodum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oroplema oyamana sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 492nd 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.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oroplema oyamana in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Only Tuen Mun, in our data
Tuen Mun is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Oroplema oyamana sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Uraniidae
The closest relatives of the Oroplema oyamana that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Uraniidae, Swallowtail Moths) are Tropical Swallowtail Moth (about 20%), Grey Swallowtail Moth (about 10%) and Acropteris ciniferaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oroplema oyamana is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (5 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.
