White-Barred Owl Moth

White-Barred Owl Moth

Erebus hieroglyphica

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

15 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
15 In 1 park
August Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the White-Barred Owl Moth

Erebus hieroglyphica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental tropical countries such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan, China, Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Korea. The habitat consist of lowland forests. 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.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-Barred Owl Moth in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Barred Owl Moth sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-Barred Owl Moth in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-Barred Owl Moth in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and September, the lowest months. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 30 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a White-Barred Owl Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Barred Owl Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a White-Barred Owl 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 White-Barred Owl Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the White-Barred Owl Moth live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Same genus: Erebus

The closest relatives of the White-Barred Owl Moth that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Erebus) are Common Owl Moth (about 10%) and Erebus caprimulgus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-Barred Owl Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-Barred Owl Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (15 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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