Daphnusa ocellaris
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Daphnusa ocellaris, the durian hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Durian Hawkmoth sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 297 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, July and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Durian Hawkmoth in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Durian Hawkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Durian Hawkmoth sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Sphingidae
The closest relatives of the Durian Hawkmoth that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Sphingidae, Sphinx Moths) are Striped Green Hawkmoth (about 10%), Notonagemia analis (about 10%) and Dark-Based Gliding Hawkmoth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Durian Hawkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (13 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.
