Hippotion rosetta
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hippotion rosetta, or Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth, is a species of sphingid moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th 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
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May to December, the lowest months. That is one of Sinharaja Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 490 mm in November.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth sightings, Sinharaja Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kanha National Park (India, about 20%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth that you can see in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Jade Hawkmoth (about 20%), Dark-Based Gliding Hawkmoth (about 10%) and Daphnis layardii (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swinhoe's Striated Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (8 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.
