Daddala lucilla
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tokyo

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

9 Verified sightings at Tokyo
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Daddala lucilla

Daddala lucilla is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in the Himalaya, Taiwan, Japan, Burma, Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali and Sulawesi. The wingspan is 48–54 mm. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Daddala lucilla in Tokyo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Daddala lucilla sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 726th most-seen of the 1013 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 Daddala lucilla in Tokyo?

Any time of year

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

What time of day is best to see a Daddala lucilla?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Daddala lucilla sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Daddala lucilla?

Only Tokyo, in our data

Tokyo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Daddala lucilla sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Daddala lucilla live in Tokyo?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Daddala lucilla that you can see in Tokyo (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Japanese Nine-Spotted Moth (about 10%), Ramie Moth (about 10%) and Brown-Striped Semilooper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Daddala lucilla sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Daddala lucilla is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (9 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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