Pyrops spinolae
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pyrops spinolae is a species of planthopper sometimes referred-to as the dark-horned lantern-fly (Vietnamese: ve sầu đầu đen). The species is named after Maximilian Spinola, the authority for the genus. This lantern bug is recorded from India and Indochina. Pyrops condorinus from southern Thailand was once considered as a subspecies.( Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Horned Lanternfly sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 296 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.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Horned Lanternfly in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark-Horned Lanternfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dark-Horned Lanternfly sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same genus: Pyrops
The closest relatives of the Dark-Horned Lanternfly that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Pyrops, Pyrops Lanternflies) are Red-Nosed Lanternfly (about 20%) and Litchi Lantern Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark-Horned Lanternfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (37 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.
