Mormoscopa phricozona
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Mormoscopa phricozona is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1902. The wingspan is about 40 millimetres (1.6 in) Their wings are typically grey to brown with black scallop details. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mormoscopa phricozona 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.
February–April and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mormoscopa phricozona in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mormoscopa phricozona 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 Mormoscopa phricozona sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Mormoscopa phricozona 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 Mormoscopa phricozona 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.
