Agriophara confertella
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Agriophara confertella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are whitish, partially tinged with pale grey, and finely irrorated (speckled) throughout with blackish. There is a brown oblique fascia-like spot from the costa about one-third, somewhat dilated downwards, reaching to below the middle of the disc, containing a blackish suffusion towards its lower extremity. A roundish-brown blotch is found in the disc about three-fourths, including a longitudinal suffused blackish streak, and confluent posteriorly with a smaller brown blotch on the middle of the hindmargin. There is a sinuate fuscous line from the middle of the costa to the centre of the blotch at three-fourths and an ill-defined blackish-fuscous denticulate line from two-thirds of the costa to the inner margin before the anal angle, very strongly curved outwards so as to approach the margin throughout, followed on the costa by two or three small spots of brownish suffusion. The hindwings are fuscous, somewhat lighter anteriorly. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Agriophara confertella sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Agriophara confertella in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Blue Mountains National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in March.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Agriophara confertella sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Agriophara confertella sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Depressariidae
The closest relatives of the Agriophara confertella that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Depressariidae, Flat-bodied moths) are Phylomictis lintearia (about 10%) and Leptosaces schistopa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Agriophara confertella is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (45 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
