Oriental Banner

Oriental Banner

Eublemma accedens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Chennai

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Chennai
13 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Oriental Banner

Eublemma anachoresis, the banner, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm, Australia and the southern part of Africa. Records include Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, the Society Islands, Eswatini, Taiwan, Thailand and northern New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
<5%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Pune 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
6 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Oriental Banner in Chennai?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Banner sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 338th most-seen of the 376 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Oriental Banner in Chennai?

January, August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Banner in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in February–July, September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Oriental Banner?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oriental Banner 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.

Is Chennai the best place to see an Oriental Banner?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Oriental Banner sightings, Chennai ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Hyderabad (India, about 10%).

Where does the Oriental Banner sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Oriental Banner is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (5 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.

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