Melipotis ochrodes
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Melipotis ochrodes sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 82 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Melipotis ochrodes in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–April, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Venezuela's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
Only Valencia, Venezuela, in our data
Valencia, Venezuela is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Melipotis ochrodes sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Melipotis ochrodes that you can see in Valencia, Venezuela (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 40%), Hieroglyphic Moth (about 20%) and Pale-Edged Selenisa (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melipotis ochrodes is recorded against all the insects logged in Valencia, Venezuela (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.
