Asota ficus
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Asota ficus is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and northern Vietnam.
The wingspan is about 67 mm. Antennae of male fasciculated and long. Third joint of palpi long which is grey tipped with black. Base of tegula yellow with a black spot. Dorsal spot of abdomen is often almost obsolete. Forewings with a yellow basal patch which extends along costa and in cell to two thirds length of cell, with an orange spot outlined with black on the costa, streaks in the cell and on inner margin. Two black spots found on costa with two in cell, one on inner margin and two lines across interno-median interspace. The rest of the wing is pale reddish brown with yellow streaked veins. Hindwings are bright orange yellowish. There is a black spot at end of cell and a submarginal irregular series.
Larva has a black head. Somites are dark velvety brown with slight white hairs arising from red papilla. Yellow patches can be found on fourth to eleventh somites. Zwier, Jaap... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Asota ficus sighting in Kanha National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 106 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–August
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Asota ficus in Kanha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June and September–November, the lowest months. Those are among Kanha National Park's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in November.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asota ficus 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.
Only Kanha National Park, in our data
Kanha National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Asota ficus sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asota ficus is recorded against all the insects logged in Kanha National Park (36 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.
