Amata huebneri
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Amata huebneri, commonly known as Hübner's Wasp Moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae (subfamily Arctiinae - "woolly bears" or "tiger moths"). The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1829. It is found from the Indo Australian tropics to northern Australia.
Adults are black with yellow bands across the abdomen, and transparent windows in the wings. It is a wasp mimic. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Oryza sativa, Mikania micrantha, Oxalis barrelieri and Ipomoea batatas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Cebu City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 6 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Surabaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hübner's Wasp Moth sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 176 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hübner's Wasp Moth in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against about 20% in January–March, June and October, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hübner's Wasp 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.
4th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Hübner's Wasp Moth sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 40%), Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 30%) and Singapore (Singapore, about 30%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Hübner's Wasp Moth that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Tropical Tiger Moth (about 10%), Common Fruit-Piercing Moth (about 10%) and Asota subsimilis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hübner's Wasp Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (176 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.
