Amata (Handmaidens) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Amata phegea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Amata passalis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Amata cerbera

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Amata thoracica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Amata cyssea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Amata elongata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Amata persimilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Amata sperbius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Amata kuhlweini

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Amata nigriceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Amata wilemani

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Amata simplex

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

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

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 Handmaidens

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 12	~40%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~40%
2	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 12	~40%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~40%
3	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~40%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~40%
4	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 12	~30%
	Amata thoracica			~20%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~10%
5	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 12	~30%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~30%
6	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 12	~30%
	Heady Maiden			~30%
7	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 12	~20%
	🦋 Amata persimilis			~20%
	Amata wilemani			~10%
8	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~20%
9	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Amata elongata			~20%
10	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 12	~20%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~20%
11	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 12	~20%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~20%
12	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 12	~20%
	Amata sperbius			~20%
13	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 12	~10%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~10%
14	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 12	~10%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~10%
15	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 12	~10%
	Simple Maiden			~10%
	Amata kuhlweini			<5%
16	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 12	~10%
	Amata kuhlweini			~10%
17	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 12	~10%
	Heady Maiden			~10%
18	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 12	~10%
	Amata kuhlweini			~10%
19	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~10%
	White Antennae Wasp Moth			~10%
20	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~10%
	White Antennae Wasp Moth			~10%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 12	~10%
	Heady Maiden			~10%
22	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	<5%
	White Antennae Wasp Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~60%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~40%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~20%
2	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~40%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~40%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~10%
3	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~40%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~10%
4	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 12	~40%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~10%
5	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~40%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~40%
6	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~40%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~40%
7	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~40%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~10%
8	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~40%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~20%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~20%
9	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~40%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~20%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~20%
10	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~30%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
11	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~30%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~20%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~10%
12	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~30%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~30%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~10%
13	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~30%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
14	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~30%
	Amata sperbius			~20%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~10%
15	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~30%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
16	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~30%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
17	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~30%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
18	Jamshedpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~30%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
19	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~30%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~30%
20	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~20%
21	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~20%
22	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~20%
23	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 12	~20%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~20%
24	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~20%
25	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~20%
26	Nanning	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~20%
	Amata sperbius			~20%
27	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 12	~20%
	Amata sperbius			~20%
28	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~20%
29	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~20%
30	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~20%
	Sandalwood Defoliator			~10%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~10%
31	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~20%
32	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 12	~20%
	Heady Maiden			~20%
33	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~10%
	Amata sperbius			~10%
34	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 12	~10%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~10%
35	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 12	~10%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~10%
36	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 12	~10%
	Amata sperbius			~10%
37	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 12	~10%
	Amata kuhlweini			~10%
	Simple Maiden			<5%
38	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 12	~10%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~10%
39	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~10%
	Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth			~10%
40	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~10%
	Amata sperbius			~10%
41	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 12	~10%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~10%
42	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 12	~10%
	Amata sperbius			~10%
43	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 12	~10%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~10%
44	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 12	~10%
	🦋 Amata persimilis			~10%
45	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 12	~10%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			~10%
46	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 12	~10%
	White Antennae Wasp Moth			~10%
47	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 12	~10%
	Amata sperbius			~10%
48	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 12	~10%
	🦋 Amata persimilis			~10%
49	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 12	<5%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			<5%
50	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	<5%
	Amata sperbius			<5%
51	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 12	<5%
	Nine-Spotted Moth			<5%

Handmaidens

Species in this group

Nine-Spotted Moth

Sandalwood Defoliator

Heady Maiden

Amata thoracica

Seven-Spotted Handmaiden Moth

Amata elongata

Amata persimilis

Amata sperbius

Amata kuhlweini

White Antennae Wasp Moth

Amata wilemani

Simple Maiden

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Handmaidens

Parks Ranked

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