Oriental Banner

Oriental Banner

Eublemma accedens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Hyderabad

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

9 Verified sightings at Hyderabad
13 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
November 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 Hyderabad?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Banner sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 190th most-seen of the 318 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

March, July and October–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Banner in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June and August–September, 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 Hyderabad the best place to see an Oriental Banner?

Yes

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Oriental Banner sightings, Hyderabad has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Chennai (India, under 5%) and Kochi (India, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Oriental Banner live in Hyderabad?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Oriental Banner that you can see in Hyderabad (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Indian Lily Moth (about 10%), Oriental Leafworm Moth (about 10%) and Cotton Bollworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Hyderabad (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.

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