Caloptilia xanthopharella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Caloptilia xanthopharella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The larvae feed on Glochidion species, including Glochidion ferdinandi. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Caloptilia xanthopharella sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 456th 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.
January–March and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Caloptilia xanthopharella in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Blue Mountains National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in May.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Caloptilia xanthopharella 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 Caloptilia xanthopharella sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Caloptilia xanthopharella that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Swordgrass Brown (about 40%), Common Brown (about 30%) and Australian Painted Lady (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Caloptilia xanthopharella is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (8 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.
