Brown-Bar Moth

Brown-Bar Moth

Maliattha amorpha

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

31 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
81 In all 4 parks
March Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-Bar Moth in Blue Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Bar Moth sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown-Bar Moth in Blue Mountains National Park?

March

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Bar Moth in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to November, the lowest months. That is one of Blue Mountains National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 40 mm in May.

What time of day is best to see a Brown-Bar Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

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

Is Blue Mountains National Park the best place to see a Brown-Bar Moth?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Brown-Bar Moth sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Brown-Bar Moth live in Blue Mountains National Park?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Brown-Bar Moth that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Brown Cutworm (about 20%), Green-Blotched Moth (about 20%) and Bogong Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown-Bar Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown-Bar Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (31 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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