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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Macadamia Cup Moth sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Macadamia Cup Moth in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Macadamia Cup Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Macadamia Cup Moth sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Limacodidae
The closest relatives of the Macadamia Cup Moth that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Limacodidae, Slug Caterpillar Moths) are Four-Spotted Cup Moth (about 20%), Mottled Cup Moth (about 10%) and Orange Cup Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Macadamia Cup Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (28 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.
