Uraniidae (Swallowtail Moths)

Species in this group

Urania leilus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Urania fulgens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lyssa menoetius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lyssa zampa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chrysiridia rhipheus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Epiplema thiocosma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chundana lugubris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Alcides metaurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epiplema acutangularia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lyssa macleayi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Syngria druidaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dysaethria plicata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Micronia aculeata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Callizzia amorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Urapteroides astheniata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monobolodes euthysticha

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Monobolodes subfalcata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epiplema coeruleotincta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Europlema desistaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acropteris ciniferaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phazaca mutans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Morphomima fulvitacta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Urapteroides recurvata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calledapteryx dryopterata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nedusia cuticulata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Swallowtail Moths

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	11 of 25	~70%
	Epiplema thiocosma			~10%
	Chundana lugubris			~10%
	North Queensland Day Moth			~10%
	Lyssa macleayi			~10%
	Dysaethria plicata			~10%
	Urapteroides astheniata			~10%
	Monobolodes euthysticha			~10%
	Monobolodes subfalcata			~10%
	Epiplema coeruleotincta			~10%
	Europlema desistaria			~10%
	Phazaca mutans			~10%
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 25	~50%
	Green-Banded Urania			~50%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 25	~40%
	Green-Banded Urania			~40%
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3 of 25	~40%
	Green-Banded Urania			~20%
	Epiplema acutangularia			~10%
	Syngria druidaria			~10%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 25	~40%
	Green-Banded Urania			~40%
6	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~40%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~40%
7	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 25	~40%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~40%
8	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~30%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~30%
9	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 25	~30%
	Lyssa menoetius			~30%
10	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~30%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~30%
11	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 25	~30%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~30%
12	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 25	~30%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~30%
13	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 25	~30%
	Green-Banded Urania			~30%
14	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 25	~30%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
15	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 25	~30%
	Lyssa menoetius			~10%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~10%
16	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 25	~30%
	Green-Banded Urania			~30%
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
18	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 25	~20%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
19	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 25	~20%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
20	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 25	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
21	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
22	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
23	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 25	~20%
	Madagascan Sunset Moth			~20%
24	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
25	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 25	~20%
	Madagascan Sunset Moth			~20%
26	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 25	~20%
	Green-Banded Urania			~20%
27	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 25	~20%
	Acropteris ciniferaria			~10%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 25	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
29	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 25	~20%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
30	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 25	~10%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~10%
31	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 25	~10%
	Morphomima fulvitacta			~10%
	Nedusia cuticulata			<5%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			<5%
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
33	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
34	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 25	~10%
	Gray Scoopwing			~10%
	Brown Scoopwing			~10%
35	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 25	~10%
	Lyssa menoetius			~10%
36	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
37	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 25	~10%
	Gray Scoopwing			~10%
38	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
39	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 25	~10%
	Gray Scoopwing			~10%
40	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
41	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
42	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
43	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 25	~10%
	Recurved Swallowtail			~10%
44	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
45	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 25	<5%
	Gray Scoopwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	2 of 25	~40%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~30%
	Urapteroides astheniata			~10%
2	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 25	~30%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~30%
	Urapteroides astheniata			~10%
3	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 25	~30%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~30%
4	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	3 of 25	~30%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
	Acropteris ciniferaria			~10%
5	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	3 of 25	~30%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
	Acropteris ciniferaria			<5%
6	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~30%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~30%
7	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~20%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~20%
8	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~20%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~20%
9	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~20%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~20%
10	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~20%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~20%
11	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 25	~20%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
12	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 25	~20%
	Green-Banded Urania			~20%
13	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~20%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~20%
14	Nanning	🇨🇳 China	1 of 25	~20%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
15	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 25	~20%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
16	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 25	~20%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~20%
17	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	2 of 25	~20%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~10%
	Urapteroides astheniata			<5%
18	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
19	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 25	~10%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~10%
20	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
21	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 25	~10%
	Green-Banded Urania			~10%
22	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 25	~10%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			<5%
23	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
24	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
25	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
26	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
27	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
28	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 25	~10%
	Green-Banded Urania			~10%
29	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
30	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 25	~10%
	Tropical Swallowtail Moth			~10%
31	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
32	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
33	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
34	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 25	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
35	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 25	~10%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			~10%
36	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 25	<5%
	Grey Swallowtail Moth			<5%
37	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 25	<5%
	Green-Banded Urania			<5%

Challenges

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Swallowtail Moths

Species in this group

Green-Banded Urania

Urania Swallowtail Moth

Lyssa menoetius

Tropical Swallowtail Moth

Madagascan Sunset Moth

Epiplema thiocosma

Chundana lugubris

North Queensland Day Moth

Epiplema acutangularia

Lyssa macleayi

Syngria druidaria

Dysaethria plicata

Grey Swallowtail Moth

Gray Scoopwing

Urapteroides astheniata

Monobolodes euthysticha

Monobolodes subfalcata

Epiplema coeruleotincta

Europlema desistaria

Acropteris ciniferaria

Phazaca mutans

Morphomima fulvitacta

Recurved Swallowtail

Brown Scoopwing

Nedusia cuticulata

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Swallowtail Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Challenges