Bunaea aslauga
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Bunaea aslauga, the Madagascar emperor moth, is an African moth belonging to the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by William Forsell Kirby in 1877. It has been found in Kenya and in Madagascar It has a wingspan of 100–150 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
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Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascan Emperor Moth sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 68 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascan Emperor Moth in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascan Emperor Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Ranomafana National Park, in our data
Ranomafana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Madagascan Emperor Moth sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Madagascan Emperor Moth that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Madagascan Moon Moth (about 50%) and Suraka Silk Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascan Emperor Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Ranomafana National Park (13 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.
