Brahmaea hearseyi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Brahmaea hearseyi is a species of moth of the family Brahmaeidae. It is found in N.E. Himalaya, Burma, Western China, Sundaland and the Philippines. The wingspan ranges up to 200 mm. The larvae feed on Ligustrum, Syringa, and Fraxinus species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hearsey's Owl Moth sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 297 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hearsey's Owl Moth in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hearsey's Owl Moth 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 Hearsey's Owl Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Hearsey's Owl Moth 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 Hearsey's Owl Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (5 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.
