Broad-Winged Tiger Moth

Broad-Winged Tiger Moth

Peridrome orbicularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kaeng Krachan National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Broad-Winged Tiger Moth

Peridrome orbicularis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in Bangladesh (Silhet), Cambodia, India (Andaman Islands, Assam and Meghalaya), Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sumbawa, Sulawesi, Borneo), Laos, Malaysia (Pinang), Myanmar, the Philippines (Luzon, Palawan, Mindanao and Mindoro), Thailand and Vietnam.

The wingspan is about 67 mm for males and 71 mm for females. The larvae have been recorded on Apocynaceae species. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-Winged Tiger Moth in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Winged Tiger Moth sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 219th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Broad-Winged Tiger Moth in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

March to June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Winged Tiger Moth in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Broad-Winged Tiger Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad-Winged Tiger Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where else can you see a Broad-Winged Tiger Moth?

Only Kaeng Krachan National Park, in our data

Kaeng Krachan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Broad-Winged Tiger Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Broad-Winged Tiger Moth live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Broad-Winged Tiger Moth that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are White-Barred Owl Moth (about 10%), Common Owl Moth (about 10%) and Common Fruit-Piercing Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Broad-Winged Tiger Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Broad-Winged Tiger Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (6 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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