Asota heliconia
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Singapore

In 3 days ~10%

5 Verified sightings at Singapore
204 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Asota heliconia

Asota heliconia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics east to Queensland and the Solomons. The wingspan is 52 mm. Larvae have been recorded on Averrhoa species. Asota heliconia atrata (Solomon Islands)

Asota heliconia bandana (Kayao island, Banda Elat) Asota heliconia clavata (China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, northern Vietnam) Asota heliconia dama (Australia, New Zealand) Asota heliconia dicta (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines)

Asota heliconia doryca (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea ) Asota heliconia enganensis (Enggano) Asota heliconia ghara (Kai Islands) Asota heliconia heliconia (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan) Asota heliconia intacta (Indonesia)

Asota heliconia kalaonica (Sulawesi) Asota heliconia kiriwinae (Trobiand Island) Asota heliconia lanceolata (Sulawesi) Asota heliconia latiradia (Babar island) Asota heliconia leuconeura (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) Asota heliconia malisa (Indonesia)

Asota heliconia natunensis (Indonesia) Asota heliconia nicobarica (Nicobar Islands) Asota heliconia perimele (Indonesia) Asota heliconia philippina (Philippines) Asota heliconia sangirensis (Indonesia... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~40%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
4 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
2 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%
3 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~20%
4 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
7 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
8 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
10 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Asota heliconia in Singapore?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Asota heliconia sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 960th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Asota heliconia in Singapore?

Any time of year

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

What time of day is best to see an Asota heliconia?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asota heliconia sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 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 Asota heliconia?

11th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Asota heliconia sightings, Singapore ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Davao City (Philippines, about 30%), Taipei (Taiwan, about 20%) and Manila (Philippines, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Asota heliconia live in Singapore?

Same genus: Asota

The closest relatives of the Asota heliconia that you can see in Singapore (genus Asota) are Tropical Tiger Moth (about 10%) and Asota subsimilis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Asota heliconia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Asota heliconia is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (5 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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