Ptyoptila matutinella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ptyoptila is a monotypic moth genus of the family Oecophoridae described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1946. Its only species, Ptyoptila matutinella, was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. 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 Ptyoptila matutinella sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 181st 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ptyoptila matutinella in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to August, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ptyoptila matutinella 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 Ptyoptila matutinella sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Oecophoridae
The closest relatives of the Ptyoptila matutinella that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Oecophoridae, Concealer Moths) are Tortricopsis pyroptis (about 10%), Philobota protecta (about 10%) and Hoplostega ochroma (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ptyoptila matutinella is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (21 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.
