Asian Magpie Moth
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Lamington National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

51 Verified sightings at Lamington National Park From 2019 to 2026
174 In all 7 parks
April Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Asian Magpie Moth

Nyctemera baulus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from India to Samoa. Records include Queensland, Indonesia and New Guinea. The wingspan is 45–48 mm. It is a day-flying species. Larvae have been recorded on Brassica, Emilia, Senecio scandens and Crassocephalum. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
4 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
3 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Asian Magpie Moth in Lamington National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Magpie Moth sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Asian Magpie Moth in Lamington National Park?

February to April

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Magpie Moth in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see an Asian Magpie Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Magpie Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Lamington National Park the best place to see an Asian Magpie Moth?

2nd of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Asian Magpie Moth sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Asian Magpie Moth live in Lamington National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Asian Magpie Moth that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Triangles (about 20%), Hypena gonospilalis (about 10%) and Light Ermine Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Asian Magpie Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Asian Magpie Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (51 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.

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