Eudocima homaena
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Eudocima homaena is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1816. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan, the Nicobars, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and on Christmas Island. It is a major pest on orange plants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eudocima homaena sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 225th most-seen of the 477 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eudocima homaena in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–June, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eudocima homaena sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Eudocima homaena sightings, Bengaluru ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 10%) and Chennai (India, about 10%).
Same genus: Eudocima
The closest relatives of the Eudocima homaena that you can see in Bengaluru (genus Eudocima, Fruit-piercing Moths) are Dot-Underwing Moth (about 20%) and Common Fruit-Piercing Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eudocima homaena is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (16 verified sightings), 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.
