Lyssa menoetius
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Lyssa menoetius is a moth of the family Uraniidae. The species was first described by German entomologist Hopffer in 1856. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lyssa menoetius sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 57 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.
February and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lyssa menoetius in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lyssa menoetius 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Lyssa menoetius sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Lyssa menoetius that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Clipper (about 40%), Malayan Birdwing (about 30%) and Great Eggfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lyssa menoetius is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (7 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.
