Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth

Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth

Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tokyo

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

15 Verified sightings at Tokyo
16 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth

Eurrhyparodes bracteolalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
3 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
4 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
5 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
<5%
8 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%
9 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
10 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth in Tokyo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 534th 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 Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth in Tokyo?

Any time of year

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

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Tokyo the best place to see a Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth?

9th of 10

Of the 10 cities where we can rate Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth sightings, Tokyo ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 10%), Nairobi (Kenya, about 10%) and Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (Sri Lanka, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth live in Tokyo?

Same family: Crambidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth that you can see in Tokyo (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Lilac Pyralid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Blotched Pearl Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Tokyo (15 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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