Asota plana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Asota plana is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from the Oriental tropics east to New Guinea. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Asota plana sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Asota plana in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and July–December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asota plana sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Asota plana sightings, Sepilok ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 10%) and Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Asota plana that you can see in Sepilok (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Clipper (about 40%), Brown Pansy (about 30%) and Great Eggfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asota plana is recorded against all the insects logged in Sepilok (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.
