What are the chances of seeing an Amata elongata in Nagarhole National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Amata elongata sighting in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 18 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Amata elongata in Nagarhole National Park?
June and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Amata elongata in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Nagarhole National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in February.
What time of day is best to see an Amata elongata?
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amata elongata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Where else can you see an Amata elongata?
Only Nagarhole National Park, in our data
Nagarhole National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Amata elongata sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Amata elongata live in Nagarhole National Park?
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Amata elongata that you can see in Nagarhole National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Marbled White Moth (about 20%) and Painted Handmaiden Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Amata elongata sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amata elongata is recorded against all the insects logged in Nagarhole National Park (6 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.