Butterfly or moth
Comet Moth
Argema mittrei · Saturniidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsOct–Decmost records
Records256in 1 country
Most seen inMadagascar256 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Comet Moth in brief
The comet moth (Argema mittrei) is a butterfly or moth of the Saturniidae family — species of insect.
In Madagascar it has 256 published records. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in October, November and December and fall to their lowest in February and March.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Madagascar256 records · best Nov, Oct
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.