Asian Magpie Moth
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Singapore

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Singapore
174 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Asian Magpie Moth

Nyctemera baulus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from India to Samoa. Records include Queensland, Indonesia and New Guinea. The wingspan is 45–48 mm. It is a day-flying species. Larvae have been recorded on Brassica, Emilia, Senecio scandens and Crassocephalum. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
4 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
3 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Asian Magpie Moth in Singapore?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Magpie Moth sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 847th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Asian Magpie Moth in Singapore?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Magpie Moth in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see an Asian Magpie Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Magpie Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Singapore the best place to see an Asian Magpie Moth?

6th of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Asian Magpie Moth sightings, Singapore ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 20%), Yogyakarta (Indonesia, about 10%) and Bandung (Indonesia, about 10%).

Where does the Asian Magpie Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Asian Magpie Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (7 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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