Desmia chryseis
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Desmia chryseis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Venezuela and Peru. The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are orange yellow with a purplish-fuscous antemedial line and base of the costa. The terminal third is purplish fuscous except on the costa. The hindwings have a purplish-fuscous band on the termen. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Desmia chryseis sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Desmia chryseis in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to April, the lowest months. September has too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Desmia chryseis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Brownsberg Nature Park, in our data
Brownsberg Nature Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Desmia chryseis sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Desmia chryseis that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Mung Bean Moth (about 40%), Conchylodes nolckenialis (about 30%) and Azochis pieralis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Desmia chryseis is recorded against all the insects logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (7 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.
