Botyodes asialis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Botyodes asialis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is known from Africa, through Asia to the Pacific, including Fiji, Hong Kong, Réunion, Thailand, India, Siam, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, New Guinea, Samoa, Malay Peninsula and Queensland.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Populus species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Tear Sucker sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 272nd most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Tear Sucker in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Tear Sucker sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Asian Tear Sucker sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Asian Tear Sucker that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Dotted Sable (about 10%), Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Purple-Edged Pearl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Tear Sucker is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland 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.
