White-Barred Owl Moth

White-Barred Owl Moth

Erebus hieroglyphica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Hyderabad

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

14 Verified sightings at Hyderabad
15 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the White-Barred Owl Moth

Erebus hieroglyphica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental tropical countries such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan, China, Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Korea. The habitat consist of lowland forests. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-Barred Owl Moth in Hyderabad?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Barred Owl Moth sighting in Hyderabad on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 145th 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 a White-Barred Owl Moth in Hyderabad?

November

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-Barred Owl Moth in Hyderabad on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–June, the lowest months. That is one of Hyderabad's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 190 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a White-Barred Owl Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Barred Owl Moth 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 a White-Barred Owl Moth?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate White-Barred Owl Moth sightings, Hyderabad ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 10%), Chennai (India, about 10%) and Kochi (India, about 10%).

Where does the White-Barred Owl Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-Barred Owl Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hyderabad (14 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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