Three-Lined Snout

Three-Lined Snout

Meranda susialis

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

32 Verified sightings at Blue Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
41 In all 2 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Three-Lined Snout

Meranda susialis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is known from Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Three-Lined Snout in Blue Mountains National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Lined Snout sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 789 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Three-Lined Snout in Blue Mountains National Park?

October to March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Lined Snout in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Three-Lined Snout?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Three-Lined Snout sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Blue Mountains National Park the best place to see a Three-Lined Snout?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Three-Lined Snout sightings, Blue Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Three-Lined Snout live in Blue Mountains National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Three-Lined Snout that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Light Ermine Moth (about 10%), Bird Dropping Lichen Moth (about 10%) and Tigrioides alterna (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Three-Lined Snout sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Three-Lined Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (32 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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