Pterocyclophora pictimargo
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pterocyclophora pictimargo is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by George Hampson in 1893 and it is found in Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pterocyclophora pictimargo sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pterocyclophora pictimargo in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–December, the lowest months. Those are among Sinharaja Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pterocyclophora pictimargo sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Sinharaja Forest Reserve, in our data
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pterocyclophora pictimargo sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Pterocyclophora pictimargo that you can see in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Tinolius eburneigutta (about 30%), Marbled White Moth (about 30%) and Amata thoracica (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pterocyclophora pictimargo is recorded against all the insects logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (9 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.
