Orthoptila abruptella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Orthoptila is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Orthoptila abruptella, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and South Australia.
The wingspan is 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in). The forewings are ochreous-brown, irrorated with dark fuscous or blackish and with a moderate white basal patch, the outer edge rounded. There are two or three undefined white dots on the fold and a broad white transverse blotch from the middle of the costa, reaching more than half across the wing, sometimes much mixed with ground colour. An irregular suffused white streak is found from the disc beyond this to the tornus, where it coalesces with an irregular white subterminal streak, sometimes interrupted. The hindwings are pale ochreous-yellowish, the terminal half fuscous and the division irregular and suffused. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orthoptila abruptella 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.
January to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orthoptila abruptella in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to December, the lowest months. Those are among Blue Mountains National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in May.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orthoptila abruptella 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 Orthoptila abruptella sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orthoptila abruptella 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.
