Actias selene
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Actias selene, the Indian moon moth or Indian luna moth, is a species of saturniid moth from Asia. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1807. This species is popular among amateur entomologists and is often reared from eggs or cocoons that are available from commercial sources. They fly mainly at night.
This moth is quite widespread, found from India to Japan and then south into Nepal, Sri Lanka, Borneo, and other islands in eastern Asia. Many subspecies live in Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Russia, China, Java, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Borneo.
Male: Head, thorax, and abdomen white; palpi pink, prothorax with a dark pink band; legs pink. Forewing very pale green, white at base; a dark pink costal fascia, darkest along subcostal vein: an outwardly-oblique pale yellow antemedial line; two... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Moon Moth sighting in Kunming on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 36 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Moon Moth in Kunming on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, October and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Kunming's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 10 mm in February.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Moon Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Indian Moon Moth sightings, Kunming has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Chennai (India, under 5%) and Mumbai (India, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Moon Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kunming (6 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.
