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 Kuching on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 30 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.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hübner's Wasp Moth in Kuching on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, September and November–February, 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.
7th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Hübner's Wasp Moth sightings, Kuching ranks 7th at about 30%. The best odds are in Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 40%), Tasikmalaya (Indonesia, about 30%) and Singapore (Singapore, about 30%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Hübner's Wasp Moth that you can see in Kuching (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Great Eggfly (about 30%), Brown Pansy (about 30%) and Tropical Swallowtail Moth (about 30%), 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 Kuching (11 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.
