Heortia vitessoides
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Heortia vitessoides is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Frederic Moore in 1885. It is found in south-east Asia, including Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Thailand and northern Queensland in Australia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heortia vitessoides sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Heortia vitessoides in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heortia vitessoides sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Heortia vitessoides sightings, Sinharaja Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 30%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Heortia vitessoides that you can see in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Rice Case Bearer (about 10%), Dotted Sable (about 10%) and Mung Bean Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heortia vitessoides is recorded against all the insects logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (12 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.
