Saturnia pyretorum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Saturnia pyretorum 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Saturnia pyretorum in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in March, May and July–December, the lowest months. That is one of Tuen Mun's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 290 mm in June.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Saturnia pyretorum sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Fuzhou (China, about 10%), Changsha (China, about 10%) and Hong Kong (China, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Saturnia pyretorum that you can see in Tuen Mun (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 40%), Great Eggfly (about 40%) and Pale Grass Blue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Saturnia pyretorum 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.
