Bird Dropping Lichen Moth

Bird Dropping Lichen Moth

Halone sejuncta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

49 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
95 In all 5 parks
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Bird Dropping Lichen Moth

Halone sejuncta, the variable halone, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Australia in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.

The forewings are dark brown with two ragged white bands. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth in Blue Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th 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.

When is the best time to see a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth in Blue Mountains National Park?

July, September and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Blue Mountains National Park the best place to see a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Booderee National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Where does the Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bird Dropping Lichen Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (49 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.

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