Praxis porphyretica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Praxis porphyretica, the brown praxis, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Praxis sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 611th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Praxis in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–July, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Praxis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Brown Praxis sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Praxis that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Light Ermine Moth (about 10%), Bird Dropping Lichen Moth (about 10%) and Tigrioides alterna (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Praxis is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (6 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.
