Hesychopa chionora
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hesychopa chionora, the white footman, is an Australian moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It lives in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Footman sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White Footman in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and July, the lowest months. That is one of Blue Mountains National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 150 mm in March.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Footman sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White Footman sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the White Footman 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White Footman is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue Mountains National Park (38 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.
