Yellow Underwing

Yellow Underwing

Thyas coronata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Singapore

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

14 Verified sightings at Singapore
14 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow Underwing

Thyas coronata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka to Micronesia and the Society Islands. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
10 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Underwing in Singapore?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Underwing sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 638th 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 a Yellow Underwing in Singapore?

July

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Underwing in Singapore on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Underwing?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Underwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Singapore the best place to see a Yellow Underwing?

12th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Yellow Underwing sightings, Singapore ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 10%), Kochi (India, about 10%) and Kolkata (India, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Yellow Underwing live in Singapore?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow Underwing that you can see in Singapore (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Hübner's Wasp Moth (about 30%), Triangular-Striped Moth (about 10%) and Erebus ephesperis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow Underwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Underwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (14 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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