Asota heliconia
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Asota heliconia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics east to Queensland and the Solomons. The wingspan is 52 mm. Larvae have been recorded on Averrhoa species. Asota heliconia atrata (Solomon Islands)
Asota heliconia bandana (Kayao island, Banda Elat) Asota heliconia clavata (China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, northern Vietnam) Asota heliconia dama (Australia, New Zealand) Asota heliconia dicta (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines)
Asota heliconia doryca (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea ) Asota heliconia enganensis (Enggano) Asota heliconia ghara (Kai Islands) Asota heliconia heliconia (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan) Asota heliconia intacta (Indonesia)
Asota heliconia kalaonica (Sulawesi) Asota heliconia kiriwinae (Trobiand Island) Asota heliconia lanceolata (Sulawesi) Asota heliconia latiradia (Babar island) Asota heliconia leuconeura (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) Asota heliconia malisa (Indonesia)
Asota heliconia natunensis (Indonesia) Asota heliconia nicobarica (Nicobar Islands) Asota heliconia perimele (Indonesia) Asota heliconia philippina (Philippines) Asota heliconia sangirensis (Indonesia... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 2 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 4 | Kaohsiung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Tainan | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Asota heliconia sighting in Davao City on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 52 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.
February
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Asota heliconia in Davao City on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asota heliconia sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Asota heliconia sightings, Davao City has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Taipei (Taiwan, about 20%) and Manila (Philippines, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Asota heliconia that you can see in Davao City (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Danaid Eggfly (about 40%), Great Eggfly (about 40%) and Lesser Grass Blue (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asota heliconia is recorded against all the insects logged in Davao City (9 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.
