Philenora elegans
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Philenora elegans is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Philenora 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, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elegant Philenora in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July, September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elegant Philenora sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 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 Elegant Philenora sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elegant Philenora 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.
