Macrocilix maia
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Macrocilix maia is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by John Henry Leech in 1888. It is found in India, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Adults have been recorded in May.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus variabilis. The moth features two symmetrical patterns resembling flies feeding on bird droppings. The moth has a pungent odor. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Macrocilix maia sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 297 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Macrocilix maia in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Macrocilix maia sightings with a recorded time, and about half 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 Macrocilix maia sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Macrocilix maia is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (27 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.
