Tinea pellionella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tinea pellionella, the case-bearing clothes moth, is a species of tineoid moth in the family Tineidae, the fungus moths. This species has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring nearly worldwide. Being a widespread species and often affiliated with humans, T. pellionella was among the first moths to be scientifically described in the modern sense. At that time most moths were included in a single genus "Phalaena", but Tinea was already recognized as a distinct subgenus. Some later researchers who studied this moth erroneously believed they had discovered populations formerly unknown to science and described them as new species, but today these are all included within T. pellionella. Obsolete scientific names for this moth thus may be encountered in the literature, and include:
Its scientific name is derived from "tinea", a generic term for micromoths, and the Latin term... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Case-Bearing Clothes Moth sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 119th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Case-Bearing Clothes Moth in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Case-Bearing Clothes Moth sightings, Zhuhai [Macau] has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Liverpool (United Kingdom, under 5%) and London (United Kingdom, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Case-Bearing Clothes Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Zhuhai [Macau] (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.
