Asian Magpie Moth
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Kerinci Seblat National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

7 Verified sightings at Kerinci Seblat National Park From 2019 to 2026
174 In all 7 parks
November Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Asian Magpie Moth

Nyctemera baulus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from India to Samoa. Records include Queensland, Indonesia and New Guinea. The wingspan is 45–48 mm. It is a day-flying species. Larvae have been recorded on Brassica, Emilia, Senecio scandens and Crassocephalum. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
4 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
3 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Asian Magpie Moth in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Magpie Moth sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 27 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Asian Magpie Moth in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

November

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Magpie Moth in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–July and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Asian Magpie Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Magpie Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Kerinci Seblat National Park the best place to see an Asian Magpie Moth?

Yes

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Asian Magpie Moth sightings, Kerinci Seblat National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Asian Magpie Moth live in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Asian Magpie Moth that you can see in Kerinci Seblat National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Common Mapwing (about 30%), Striped Ringlet (about 30%) and Smaller Wood Nymph (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Asian Magpie Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Asian Magpie Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (7 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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