What are the chances of seeing a Hippia pronax in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hippia pronax sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th 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 Hippia pronax in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
January–March and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hippia pronax in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, August–September and November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Hippia pronax?
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hippia pronax sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Hippia pronax?
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 Hippia pronax sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Hippia pronax live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
Same family: Notodontidae
The closest relatives of the Hippia pronax that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Notodontidae, Prominent Moths) are Rosema epigena (about 30%), Hemiceras pallidula (about 30%) and Phastia basalis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Hippia pronax sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hippia pronax is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (12 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.