Nyctemera adversata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Nyctemera adversata, the marbled white moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johann Gottlieb Schaller in 1788. It is found in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Myanmar, China territories like Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hainan, Guangxi, Hunan, Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Japan (northern part of Honshu Island), Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java and Borneo) Philippines.
Nyctemera adversata is a day-flying species. The larvae feed on Erechtites, Erigeron, Gynura, Picris, and Senecio species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera adversata sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 153 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.
September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera adversata in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nyctemera adversata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Nyctemera adversata sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 10%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Nyctemera adversata that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Handmaiden Moth (about 10%), Milky Tiger Moth (about 10%) and Lymantria orestera (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nyctemera adversata is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (16 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.
