Palpita persimilis
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Palpita persimilis, the olive shootworm moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1959. It is found in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Palpita persimilis sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and August
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Palpita persimilis in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Palpita persimilis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
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 Palpita persimilis sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Palpita persimilis that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Checkered Apogeshna Moth (about 40%), Variegated Pearl (about 40%) and Pilocrocis guianalis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palpita persimilis is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (26 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.
