Catamola xanthomelalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Catamola xanthomelalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Catamola. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863, and is known from Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Catamola xanthomelalis sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 681st 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Catamola xanthomelalis in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–November, the lowest months. Those are among Blue Mountains National Park's wettest months, with about 120 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 Catamola xanthomelalis 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 Catamola xanthomelalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Catamola xanthomelalis that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Small Tabby (about 10%), Meyriccia latro (about 10%) and Spectrotrota fimbrialis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Catamola xanthomelalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (5 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.
