What are the chances of seeing a Gamelia bennetti in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gamelia bennetti sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Gamelia bennetti in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gamelia bennetti in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, August–September and November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Gamelia bennetti?
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gamelia bennetti sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Gamelia bennetti?
Only Main Ridge Forest Reserve, in our data
Main Ridge Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gamelia bennetti sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Gamelia bennetti live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Gamelia bennetti that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Syssphinx molina (about 20%) and Hylesia metabus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Gamelia bennetti sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gamelia bennetti is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.