Orphnophanes ankarampotsyalis
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Orphnophanes ankarampotsyalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hubert Marion and Pierre Viette in 1956. It is found on Madagascar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orphnophanes ankarampotsyalis 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 19th most-seen of the 68 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.
May
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Orphnophanes ankarampotsyalis in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June and August–September, the lowest months. That is one of Ranomafana National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 450 mm in January.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orphnophanes ankarampotsyalis sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Ranomafana National Park, in our data
Ranomafana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orphnophanes ankarampotsyalis sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Orphnophanes ankarampotsyalis that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Mung Bean Moth (about 20%), Euphyciodes albotessulalis (about 20%) and Glyphodes toulgoetalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orphnophanes ankarampotsyalis 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.
