Yellow Underwing

Yellow Underwing

Thyas coronata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tainan

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Tainan
14 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
November 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 Tainan?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Underwing sighting in Tainan on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 97 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow Underwing in Tainan?

November

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Underwing in Tainan on a given day, against under 5% in July–August, October and December–May, the lowest months. That is one of Tainan's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 440 mm in August.

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 Tainan the best place to see a Yellow Underwing?

Among the best

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Yellow Underwing sightings, Tainan ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. 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 Tainan?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow Underwing that you can see in Tainan (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cocoa Tussock Moth (about 10%), Brown Tussock Moth (about 10%) and Taiwan Yellow Tussock Moth (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 Tainan (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.

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