Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth

Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth

Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hong Kong

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

13 Verified sightings at Hong Kong
16 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth

Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
3 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
4 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
5 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
<5%
8 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
9 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
10 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth in Hong Kong?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 613th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth in Hong Kong?

September and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Hong Kong the best place to see a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth?

8th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth sightings, Hong Kong ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 10%), Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%) and Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%).

Where does the Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (13 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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