Family

Monkey Moths

Eupterotidae

10 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyEupterotidae (Monkey Moths)

Species in this group

Endemic

Ganisa formosicola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphingognatha asclepiades

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neopreptos marathusa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phyllalia patens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Striphnopteryx edulis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Panacela syntropha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Jana eurymas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Jana tantalus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stenoglene obtusus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stenoglene roseus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Monkey 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	1 of 10	~10%
	Ganisa formosicola			~10%
2	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 10	~10%
	Sphingognatha asclepiades			~10%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 10	~10%
	King Monkey			<5%
	Obtuse Monkey			<5%
	Wrenched Monkey			<5%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Neopreptos marathusa			~10%
5	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 10	~10%
	Sphingognatha asclepiades			~10%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Clay Monkey			~10%
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Edible Monkey			~10%
8	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Panacela syntropha			~10%
9	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Clay Monkey			~10%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Banded Monkey			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~10%
	Edible Monkey			~10%
	Banded Monkey			<5%
2	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Clay Monkey			~10%
3	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 10	~10%
	Sphingognatha asclepiades			~10%
4	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	<5%
	Banded Monkey			<5%

Monkey Moths

Species in this group

Ganisa formosicola

Sphingognatha asclepiades

Neopreptos marathusa

Clay Monkey

Edible Monkey

Panacela syntropha

Banded Monkey

King Monkey

Obtuse Monkey

Wrenched Monkey

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Monkey Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked