Thalaina selenaea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Thalaina selenaea, the orange-rimmed satin moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first discovered by Henry Doubleday in 1845. It is found throughout eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Although the common name satin moth is sometimes used for this species, that name is already applied to Leucoma salicis, an unrelated species native to Europe and Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Rimmed Satin 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 to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Rimmed Satin Moth in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to January, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Rimmed Satin Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Orange-Rimmed Satin Moth sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Rimmed Satin 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.
