Patched Tuft Moth

Patched Tuft Moth

Nola epicentra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Blue Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

18 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
18 In 1 park
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Patched Tuft Moth in Blue Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patched Tuft Moth sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 225th most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Patched Tuft Moth in Blue Mountains National Park?

September to March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patched Tuft Moth in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Patched Tuft Moth?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Patched Tuft Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Patched Tuft Moth?

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 Patched Tuft Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Patched Tuft Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Patched Tuft Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (18 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.

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