Scieropepla trinervis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Scieropepla trinervis is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1904. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous, suffusedly mixed with dark fuscous, forming interneural streaks towards the costa posteriorly. The hindwings are whitish grey, but paler towards the base. Adults have been recorded on wing in December and February.
The larvae bore in old flower spikes of Banksia species, including Banksia ericifolia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scieropepla trinervis sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 681st 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scieropepla trinervis in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scieropepla trinervis 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 Scieropepla trinervis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Xyloryctidae
The closest relatives of the Scieropepla trinervis that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Xyloryctidae, Timber Moths) are Plectophila discalis (about 10%), Leistarcha scitissimella (about 10%) and Tymbophora peltastis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scieropepla trinervis is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (5 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.
