Sympis rufibasis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Sympis rufibasis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Borneo east to New Guinea, the Solomons and Queensland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sympis rufibasis sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sympis rufibasis in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Danum Valley Conservation Area's driest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 290 mm in May.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sympis rufibasis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sympis rufibasis sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Sympis rufibasis that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Clipper (about 50%), Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (about 30%) and Lyssa menoetius (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sympis rufibasis is recorded against all the insects logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (8 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.
