Pyrops spinolae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pyrops spinolae is a species of planthopper sometimes referred-to as the dark-horned lantern-fly (Vietnamese: ve sầu đầu đen). The species is named after Maximilian Spinola, the authority for the genus. This lantern bug is recorded from India and Indochina. Pyrops condorinus from southern Thailand was once considered as a subspecies.( Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Horned Lanternfly sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 104 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-Horned Lanternfly in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–November, the lowest months. Those are among Khao Sok National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in October.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark-Horned Lanternfly 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 Dark-Horned Lanternfly sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%), Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same genus: Pyrops
The closest relatives of the Dark-Horned Lanternfly that you can see in Khao Sok National Park (genus Pyrops, Pyrops Lanternflies) are Red-Nosed Lanternfly (about 40%) and Pyrops connectens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark-Horned Lanternfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Sok 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.
