Macrothyatira flavida
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Macrothyatira flavida is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885. It is found in the Russian Far East (southern Sakhalin, southern Kuriles), Taiwan, Japan and China (Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan).
The wingspan is 37–44 mm (1.5–1.7 in). Adults are similar to Macrothyatira stramineata, but considerably smaller and much duller, the hindwings suffused with dull brownish grey. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Macrothyatira flavida sighting in Nikko National Park 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 86 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.
June and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Macrothyatira flavida in Nikko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Macrothyatira flavida sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Nikko National Park, in our data
Nikko National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Macrothyatira flavida sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Macrothyatira flavida that you can see in Nikko National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Pterodecta felderi (about 30%), Mourning Cloak (about 30%) and Diana Treebrown (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Macrothyatira flavida is recorded against all the insects logged in Nikko National Park (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.
