Dysphania militaris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Dysphania militaris is a species of moth of the family Geometridae that is found from in the tropical regions of South and Southeast Asian countries such as China, India, Bangladesh Myanmar, Vietnam, Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Philippines and Java. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
Its wingspan is about 80–96 mm. Forewings of male produced, long and narrow. The fovea strongly developed. Head, thorax and abdomen golden yellowish with purplish bands. Forewings with golden-yellow basal half, the outer half deep purplish with its inner edge irregularly sinuous. Two oblique basal purple fascia, where the lower fascia sometimes having a spot detached from it. Two spots found on costa near base. There is an oblique antemedial series of three spots often conjoined. The outer area with two pale blue maculate bands, where the outer ending found at vein 3. Hindwings golden yellow, with a large purple discocellular spot and a spot below the cell. A postmedial lunulate band excurved between veins 3 and 5. A submarginal spot series becoming large conjoined lunulate patches at apex. The spots on the yellow area are very variable.... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a False Tiger Moth sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 153 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.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a False Tiger Moth in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and June–November, the lowest months. That is one of Doi Inthanon National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 340 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most False Tiger Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate False Tiger Moth sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the False Tiger Moth that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Metapercnia ductaria (about 10%), Clara's Swallowtailed Moth (about 10%) and Xanthorhoe saturata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the False Tiger Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (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.
