Eudesmeola lawsoni
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eudesmeola is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Eudesmeola lawsoni, or Lawson's night moth, was first described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1874. It is found in the dry inland areas of Australia.
The wingspan is about 70 mm. The larvae feed on Geijera parviflora. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lawson's Night Moth sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 554th 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.
February–March, June, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lawson's Night Moth in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lawson's Night Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Lawson's Night Moth sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Lawson's Night Moth 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 Lawson's Night Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (7 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.
