Green Fruit-Piercing Moth

Green Fruit-Piercing Moth

Eudocima salaminia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Springbrook National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

12 Verified sightings at Springbrook National Park From 2019 to 2026
40 In all 5 parks
April Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Green Fruit-Piercing Moth

Eudocima salaminia, the green fruit-piercing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found from India, and across south-east Asia to the Pacific Islands. In Australia it occurs in the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. The adult is a fruit piercer. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
4 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth in Springbrook National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 138th most-seen of the 429 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.

When is the best time to see a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth in Springbrook National Park?

April

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July, October and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Springbrook National Park the best place to see a Green Fruit-Piercing Moth?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sightings, Springbrook National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%).

Where does the Green Fruit-Piercing Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Fruit-Piercing Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (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.

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