Asota plana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Asota plana is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from the Oriental tropics east to New Guinea. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asota plana sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 103 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.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Asota plana in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asota plana sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Asota plana sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Asota plana that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Marbled White Moth (about 20%) and Asian Magpie Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asota plana is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (5 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.
