Nyctemera adversata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Nyctemera adversata, the marbled white moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johann Gottlieb Schaller in 1788. It is found in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Myanmar, China territories like Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hainan, Guangxi, Hunan, Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Japan (northern part of Honshu Island), Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java and Borneo) Philippines.
Nyctemera adversata is a day-flying species. The larvae feed on Erechtites, Erigeron, Gynura, Picris, and Senecio species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera adversata sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 249th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nyctemera adversata in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May and July–November, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nyctemera adversata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Nyctemera adversata sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%), Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 10%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Nyctemera adversata 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nyctemera adversata is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan 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.
