Achaea catocaloides
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Achaea catocaloides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in Liberia, Guinea, Benin, Dahomey, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Uganda. There are up to two generations per year.
The feces of the caterpillars made local streams undrinkable. The larvae normally feed on various trees, such as Dahoma trees, but can become a pest on agricultural crops like coffee, cocoa, citrus, plantain, banana and cassava. The larvae, known as minsangula or lukunku in D.R. Congo and mindelemoka or muchangumuna in Congo Republic, are eaten and frequently sold in markets. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Achaea catocaloides sighting in Yaoundé on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 6 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Achaea catocaloides in Yaoundé on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and August–November, the lowest months.
Only Yaoundé, in our data
Yaoundé is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Achaea catocaloides sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Achaea catocaloides is recorded against all the insects logged in Yaoundé (6 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.
