Grey Swallowtail Moth

Grey Swallowtail Moth

Micronia aculeata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Hyderabad

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

8 Verified sightings at Hyderabad
10 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Grey Swallowtail Moth

Micronia aculeata also known as Grey Swallowtail Moth is a species of moth of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae found in Myanmar, India and Sri Lanka towards Sulawesi. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Bhopal 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
8 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Swallowtail Moth in Hyderabad?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Swallowtail Moth sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 243rd most-seen of the 318 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 a Grey Swallowtail Moth in Hyderabad?

July and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Swallowtail Moth in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–June, the lowest months. Those are among Hyderabad's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against almost none in December.

What time of day is best to see a Grey Swallowtail Moth?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey Swallowtail Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Hyderabad the best place to see a Grey Swallowtail Moth?

18th of 20

Of the 20 cities where we can rate Grey Swallowtail Moth sightings, Hyderabad ranks 18th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (India, about 30%), Jabalpur (India, about 20%) and Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 20%).

Where does the Grey Swallowtail Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grey Swallowtail Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hyderabad (8 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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