Apsarasa radians
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Apsarasa radians is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by John O. Westwood in 1848. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the Himalayas, south-eastern Asia, the Andamans, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Apsarasa radians most frequently have been known to prefer lowland forest areas with an average rainfall intensity between 1000m and 1200m. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apsarasa radians sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 168th most-seen of the 297 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.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Apsarasa radians in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apsarasa radians 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.
Only Kinabalu Park, in our data
Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Apsarasa radians sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Apsarasa radians that you can see in Kinabalu Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (about 40%), Mycalesis marginata (about 30%) and Tropical Swallowtail Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apsarasa radians is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu 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.
