Prooedema inscisalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Prooedema is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson. Its only species, Prooedema inscisalis, described by Francis Walker in 1865, is found in India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Prooedema inscisalis 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.
February to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Prooedema inscisalis in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Prooedema inscisalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Prooedema inscisalis sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 20%), Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Prooedema inscisalis that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%), Swan Plant Flower Moth (about 10%) and Hydrilla Leafcutter Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Prooedema inscisalis 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.
