Yellow-Spotted Angle

Yellow-Spotted Angle

Caprona alida

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tuen Mun

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Tuen Mun
March Best month

About the Yellow-Spotted Angle

Abaratha alida, the yellow spotted angle or Alida angle, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Hainan and southern China. It was first described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1891.

Male. Upper.side ochreous-brown. Forewing with five sub-apical white spots, the three from near the costa in an outwardly oblique straight line, the two lower ones minute, sometimes absent; a small round dot within the cell before its middle, a spot within the outer end, highly excavated on its outer side, its upper half merely a short curved streak, a round spot in the middle of the first median interspace, a round dot outside towards the base of the second median interspace, a minute dot immediately below the lower spot and a small round spot inwardly below it, both in the interno-median interspace, a very minute dot close... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Spotted Angle in Tuen Mun?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Angle 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.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-Spotted Angle in Tuen Mun?

January to April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Spotted Angle in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in May to December, the lowest months. Those are among Tuen Mun's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in June.

Where else can you see a Yellow-Spotted Angle?

Only Tuen Mun, in our data

Tuen Mun is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-Spotted Angle sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Yellow-Spotted Angle live in Tuen Mun?

Same family: Hesperiidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow-Spotted Angle that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Indian Palm Bob (about 20%), Formosan Swift (about 20%) and Grass Demon (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow-Spotted Angle sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Spotted Angle 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.

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