Asota plana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Asota plana is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from the Oriental tropics east to New Guinea. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asota plana sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 123rd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Asota plana in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July, September–October and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asota plana sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Asota plana sightings, Kinabalu Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 10%) and Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same genus: Asota
The closest relatives of the Asota plana that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Asota) are Asota kinabaluensis (about 20%), Asota heliconia (about 20%) and Asota producta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asota plana is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (18 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.
