What are the chances of seeing a Heterodelta nea in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heterodelta nea sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Heterodelta nea in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Heterodelta nea in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, April, June–July and October–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Heterodelta nea?
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heterodelta nea sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Heterodelta nea?
Only Main Ridge Forest Reserve, in our data
Main Ridge Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Heterodelta nea sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Heterodelta nea live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Heterodelta nea that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Tripudia ochrocraspis (about 20%), Agrapha ahenea (about 20%) and Condica abida (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Heterodelta nea sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heterodelta nea is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (10 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.