Ribbed Wine Moth

Ribbed Wine Moth

Oenochroma vetustaria

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

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

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

About the Ribbed Wine Moth

Oenochroma vetustaria, the ribbed wine moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in South Eastern Australia. Wikipedia →

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 Ribbed Wine Moth in Blue Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ribbed Wine Moth sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 9 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.

When is the best time to see a Ribbed Wine Moth in Blue Mountains National Park?

February and November–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ribbed Wine Moth in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Ribbed Wine Moth?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ribbed Wine 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 Ribbed Wine 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 Ribbed Wine Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Ribbed Wine Moth live in Blue Mountains National Park?

Same genus: Oenochroma

The closest relatives of the Ribbed Wine Moth that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (genus Oenochroma) are Pink-Bellied Moth (about 10%) and Oenochroma subustaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Ribbed Wine Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ribbed Wine Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (9 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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