Pyrops whiteheadi
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrops whiteheadi sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrops whiteheadi in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against about 30% in June and August, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pyrops whiteheadi sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pyrops whiteheadi sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Sepilok (Malaysia, about 60%).
Same genus: Pyrops
The closest relatives of the Pyrops whiteheadi that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Pyrops, Pyrops Lanternflies) are Pyrops sultanus (about 20%) 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 whiteheadi is recorded against all the insects logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (56 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.
