Green Fruit-Piercing Moth

Green Fruit-Piercing Moth

Eudocima salaminia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taipei

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

43 Verified sightings at Taipei
40 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Green Fruit-Piercing Moth

Eudocima salaminia, the green fruit-piercing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found from India, and across south-east Asia to the Pacific Islands. In Australia it occurs in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. The adult is a fruit piercer. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth in Taipei?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 228th most-seen of the 765 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth in Taipei?

July and September–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Taipei the best place to see a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth?

Yes

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sightings, Taipei has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tuen Mun (China, about 10%) and Guangzhou (China, about 10%).

Where does the Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Fruit-Piercing Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Taipei (43 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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