Pyrops sultanus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pyrops sultana is a species of lanternfly found on the island of Borneo. The head projection, which is also known as a cephalic process, is red, and yellow or peach below. This, along with the mostly white tegmen, will distinguish this species from all other Pyrops except Pyrops erectus, which has the cephalic process strongly recurved upwards in the apical half. That species is found in Java, so their ranges do not overlap.
This species can have the basal 2/3rds of each tegmen white, or black with white veins. This form with the black basal 2/3rds was previously considered a separate species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrops sultanus sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrops sultanus in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, August and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pyrops sultanus sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pyrops sultanus sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 40%).
Same genus: Pyrops
The closest relatives of the Pyrops sultanus that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Pyrops, Pyrops Lanternflies) are Pyrops whiteheadi (about 50%) and Pyrops sidereus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pyrops sultanus is recorded against all the insects logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (12 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.
