Amata sperbius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Amata sperbius is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae which was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amata sperbius sighting in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 106th most-seen of the 121 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Amata sperbius in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. That is one of Ho Chi Minh City's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amata sperbius sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Amata sperbius sightings, Ho Chi Minh City ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guwahati (India, about 20%), Nanning (China, about 20%) and Hanoi (Vietnam, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Amata sperbius that you can see in Ho Chi Minh City (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Clethrogyna turbata (about 10%), Tropical Tiger Moth (about 10%) and Lymantria plumbalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amata sperbius is recorded against all the insects logged in Ho Chi Minh City (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.
