Malayan Eggfly

Malayan Eggfly

Hypolimnas anomala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Gunung Leuser National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Gunung Leuser National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Malayan Eggfly

Hypolimnas anomala, commonly known as the Malayan eggfly or crow eggfly, is a species of eggfly butterfly. Hypolimnas anomala wallaceana (Butler, 1873) (Sulawesi) This species is present as various subspecies in Southeast Asia (Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia). It especially occurs in lowlands and tropical rainforests, wastelands, hill parks and natural reserves.

Hypolimnas anomala can reach a wingspan of 65–75 mm (2.6–3.0 in). These butterflies have brown forewings with... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~20%
2 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Malayan Eggfly in Gunung Leuser National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Eggfly sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th 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.

When is the best time to see a Malayan Eggfly in Gunung Leuser National Park?

November

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Eggfly in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and August–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Malayan Eggfly?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malayan Eggfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Malayan Eggfly?

Only Gunung Leuser National Park, in our data

Gunung Leuser National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Malayan Eggfly sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Malayan Eggfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Malayan Eggfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (7 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.

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