Monopis meliorella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Monopis meliorella, the blotched monopis moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It has been recorded from Australia (including Norfolk Island) and Hawaii. The larvae probably feed on animal fibre or refuse of plant origin. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blotched Monopis Moth sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and September–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blotched Monopis Moth in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blotched Monopis Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Blue Mountains National Park, in our data
Blue Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blotched Monopis Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Monopis
The closest relatives of the Blotched Monopis Moth that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Monopis) are Wool Moth (about 10%) and Bird Nest Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blotched Monopis Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (13 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.
