Eudocima phalonia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eudocima phalonia, the common fruit-piercing moth, is a fruit piercing moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum. It is found in large parts of the tropics, mainly in Asia, Africa and Australia but introduced into other areas such as Hawaii, New Zealand and the Society Islands. It is one of major fruit pests in the world.
The wingspan is about 80–94 mm in male. Palpi with third joint long and spatulate at extremity. Forewings with non-crenulate cilia in male, crenulate in female. Head and thorax reddish brown with plum-color suffusion. Abdomen orange. Forewings reddish brown, usually with a greenish tinge and irrorated with dark specks. An oblique antemedial line present, which is generally dark and indistinct but sometimes pale and prominent. Reniform indistinct. A curve postmedial line found, which is almost always met by an oblique streak from apex. Hindwings orange, with a large black lunule beyond lower angle of cell. There is a marginal black band with cilia pale spots runs from costa to vein 2. Ventral side of forewings with orange postmedial band.
The wingspan is about 90–110 mm in female.... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Fruit-Piercing Moth sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 856 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.
January to May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Fruit-Piercing Moth in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and December, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Fruit-Piercing Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Common Fruit-Piercing Moth sightings, Daintree National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same genus: Eudocima
The closest relatives of the Common Fruit-Piercing Moth that you can see in Daintree National Park (genus Eudocima, Fruit-piercing Moths) are Eudocima iridescens (about 10%), Eudocima aurantia (about 10%) and Eudocima jordani (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Fruit-Piercing Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (20 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
