Brown Cutworm

Brown Cutworm

Agrotis munda

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

6 Verified sightings at Booderee National Park From 2019 to 2026
206 In all 7 parks
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Brown Cutworm

Agrotis munda, the brown cutworm or pink cutworm, is a noctuid moth. It is endemic to Australia. It is present in New Zealand. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%
5 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Cutworm in Booderee National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Cutworm sighting in Booderee National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 59 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.

When is the best time to see a Brown Cutworm in Booderee National Park?

August

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Cutworm in Booderee National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown Cutworm?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Cutworm sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where does the Brown Cutworm sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Cutworm is recorded against all the insects logged in Booderee National Park (6 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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