Nyctemera adversata
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Xiamen City

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Xiamen City
38 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Nyctemera adversata

Nyctemera adversata, the marbled white moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johann Gottlieb Schaller in 1788. It is found in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Myanmar, China territories like Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hainan, Guangxi, Hunan, Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Japan (northern part of Honshu Island), Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java and Borneo) Philippines.

Nyctemera adversata is a day-flying species. The larvae feed on Erechtites, Erigeron, Gynura, Picris, and Senecio species. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
~40%
2 Kunming 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~10%
8 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Nyctemera adversata in Xiamen City?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera adversata sighting in Xiamen City on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 35th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Nyctemera adversata in Xiamen City?

November

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera adversata in Xiamen City on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Xiamen City's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 220 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Nyctemera adversata?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nyctemera adversata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Xiamen City the best place to see a Nyctemera adversata?

6th of 14

Of the 14 cities where we can rate Nyctemera adversata sightings, Xiamen City ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kathmandu (Nepal, about 40%), Kunming (China, about 10%) and Chengdu (China, about 10%).

Where does the Nyctemera adversata sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Nyctemera adversata is recorded against all the insects logged in Xiamen City (7 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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