Sympis rufibasis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Sympis rufibasis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Borneo east to New Guinea, the Solomons and Queensland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sympis rufibasis 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sympis rufibasis in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sympis rufibasis 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 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sympis rufibasis sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Sympis rufibasis 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 Sympis rufibasis 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.
