Family

Silkworm Moths

Bombycidae

9 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyBombycidae (Silkworm Moths)

Species in this group

Trilocha varians

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ernolatia moorei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anticla antica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Colla netrix

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Epia muscosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colla rhodope

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bombyx mandarina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gastridiota adoxima

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colla coelestis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Silkworm Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 9	~30%
	Ernolatia moorei			~20%
	Wild Silkmoth			~10%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			~10%
2	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 9	~30%
	Epia muscosa			~10%
	Anticla antica			~10%
	Colla coelestis			~10%
	Colla rhodope			~10%
3	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~30%
	Anticla antica			~20%
	Colla rhodope			~10%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~20%
	Anticla antica			~20%
	Colla rhodope			~10%
5	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			~20%
6	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 9	~20%
	Colla netrix			~20%
7	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~10%
	Anticla antica			~10%
	Epia muscosa			~10%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~10%
	Epia muscosa			~10%
	Anticla antica			<5%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~10%
	Anticla antica			~10%
10	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~10%
	Anticla antica			~10%
11	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Gastridiota adoxima			~10%
12	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~10%
	Gastridiota adoxima			~10%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~10%
	Anticla antica			~10%
14	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	~10%
	Anticla antica			~10%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	<5%
	Colla rhodope			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 9	~20%
	Ernolatia moorei			~10%
	Wild Silkmoth			<5%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			<5%
2	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	2 of 9	~10%
	Ernolatia moorei			~10%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			~10%
3	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	2 of 9	~10%
	Ernolatia moorei			~10%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			<5%
4	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			~10%
5	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			~10%
6	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 9	~10%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			<5%
	Ernolatia moorei			<5%
7	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			~10%
8	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 9	~10%
	Ernolatia moorei			~10%
9	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			~10%
10	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			~10%
11	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 9	<5%
	Wild Silkmoth			<5%
12	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			<5%
13	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			<5%
14	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 9	<5%
	Wild Silkmoth			<5%
15	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 9	<5%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			<5%
16	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			<5%
17	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 9	<5%
	Greenish Silk-Moth			<5%
18	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	<5%
	Gastridiota adoxima			<5%

Silkworm Moths

Species in this group

Greenish Silk-Moth

Ernolatia moorei

Anticla antica

Colla netrix

Epia muscosa

Colla rhodope

Wild Silkmoth

Gastridiota adoxima

Colla coelestis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Silkworm Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked