Heortia vitessoides
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Heortia vitessoides is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Frederic Moore in 1885. It is found in south-east Asia, including Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Thailand and northern Queensland in Australia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heortia vitessoides sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 104th most-seen of the 221 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.
September to November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heortia vitessoides in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heortia vitessoides sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Heortia vitessoides sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 30%), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Heortia vitessoides that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Magpie Crow Butterfly (about 40%), Paris Peacock Swallowtail (about 40%) and Common Bluebottle (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heortia vitessoides is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (8 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.
