Pyrops whiteheadi
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrops whiteheadi sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 192 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and November–December
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrops whiteheadi in Sepilok on a given day, against about 50% in March–May, July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pyrops whiteheadi 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pyrops whiteheadi sightings, Sepilok has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 50%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 40%).
Same genus: Pyrops
The closest relatives of the Pyrops whiteheadi that you can see in Sepilok (genus Pyrops, Pyrops Lanternflies) are Pyrops cultellata (about 20%) and Pyrops sidereus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pyrops whiteheadi is recorded against all the insects logged in Sepilok (192 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.
