Nyctemera coleta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Nyctemera coleta, the marbled white moth or white tiger moth, is a moth found from India to the Philippines, and from Japan to Papua New Guinea. It is classified under the subgenus Coleta of the genus Nyctemera in the family Arctiidae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It contains four subspecies.
The male has a large tuft of hair arising from the base of the tibia of the foreleg. It differs from Nyctemera tripunctaria in the lower three spots of the post-medial band of forewing being separated and having another spot below them towards outer angle. Cilia white below the apex and at outer angle. Hindwing with the cilia white below the apex, and in most specimens at anal angle. The Sri Lankan subspecies has black veins 3 and 4 of hindwing and the spots of the postmedial band of forewing are smaller than other subspecies.
The larvae are purplish and hairy. Anterior somites yellowish. Each somite is black and marked with short dorsal and lateral white streaks. Pupa yellowish and spotted with black. Nyctemera coleta coleta (Malacca, Singapore, Sumatra, Java)
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tasikmalaya | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marbled White Moth 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.
January and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Marbled White Moth in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marbled White Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Marbled White Moth sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Periyar National Park (India, about 50%), Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 30%) and Nagarhole National Park (India, about 20%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marbled White Moth 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.
