Palpita (Palpita Moths) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Palpita persimilis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Palpita vitrealis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Palpita quadristigmalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpita austrannulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpita horakae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpita margaritacea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpita gracilalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpita metallata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpita rhodocosta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpita magniferalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Palpita Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 10	~30%
	Palpita persimilis			~30%
2	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 10	~20%
	Palpita austrannulata			~10%
	Palpita horakae			~10%
	Palpita rhodocosta			~10%
3	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 10	~20%
	Jasmine Moth			~20%
4	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~20%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
	🦋 Palpita gracilalis			~10%
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
6	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
7	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	~10%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
8	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Palpita margaritacea			~10%
9	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Palpita metallata			~10%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
13	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	<5%
	Jasmine Moth			<5%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Splendid Palpita Moth			<5%
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Jasmine Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~20%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
	🦋 Palpita gracilalis			~10%
2	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 10	~20%
	Jasmine Moth			~20%
3	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~20%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~20%
4	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~10%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
	🦋 Palpita gracilalis			<5%
	Splendid Palpita Moth			<5%
5	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
6	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
7	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~10%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
8	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
9	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~10%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
10	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~10%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
11	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
12	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~10%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
13	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			<5%
	🦋 Palpita gracilalis			<5%
14	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
15	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~10%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
16	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
17	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
18	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
19	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 10	~10%
	Jasmine Moth			~10%
20	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			~10%
21	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Jasmine Moth			<5%
22	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Jasmine Moth			<5%
23	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 10	<5%
	Jasmine Moth			<5%
24	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Jasmine Moth			<5%
25	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	<5%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			<5%
26	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 10	<5%
	Jasmine Moth			<5%
27	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	<5%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			<5%
28	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 10	<5%
	Jasmine Moth			<5%
29	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Splendid Palpita Moth			<5%
30	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	<5%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			<5%
31	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Four-Spotted Palpita Moth			<5%
32	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Splendid Palpita Moth			<5%
33	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Splendid Palpita Moth			<5%
34	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	🦋 Palpita gracilalis			<5%
35	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Splendid Palpita Moth			<5%

Palpita Moths

Species in this group

Palpita persimilis

Jasmine Moth

Four-Spotted Palpita Moth

Palpita austrannulata

Palpita horakae

Palpita margaritacea

Palpita gracilalis

Palpita metallata

Palpita rhodocosta

Splendid Palpita Moth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Palpita Moths

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