Spilosoma ericsoni
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Spilarctia ericsoni is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Georg Semper in 1899. It is found on Borneo; Semper gave the species the type locality of "Kinabalu-Gebirge" in his original description, where he placed it in the genus Hyarias.
Some sources classify it under the genus Spilosoma. Females of this species have creamy-coloured forewings and yellow-fringed hindwings. The forewings are more red in the males. Both males and females have two large, black dorsal spots on the forewings.
This moth is generally found at elevations between 1,200 and 1,800 metres (3,900 and 5,900 ft) above sea level and is thought to be common, though at least one specimen was recovered at an elevation of 300 m (980 ft) in Ulu Temburong, Brunei. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spilosoma ericsoni sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 9 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.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spilosoma ericsoni in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spilosoma ericsoni sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 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 Spilosoma ericsoni sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Spilosoma ericsoni that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Asota kinabaluensis (about 20%), Asota heliconia (about 20%) and Lobobasis niveimaculata (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spilosoma ericsoni is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (9 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.
