Phrissogonus laticostata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Phrissogonus is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. Its only species, Phrissogonus laticostata, the apple looper, was first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apple Looper sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 301 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th most-seen of the 1083 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Apple Looper in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in March to June, the lowest months. That is one of Brisbane's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 160 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apple Looper sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Apple Looper sightings, Brisbane ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Perth (Australia, about 20%), Auckland (New Zealand, about 20%) and Melbourne (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Apple Looper that you can see in Brisbane (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Comostola laesaria (about 10%), Cleora repetita (about 10%) and Cyclophora obstataria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apple Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (301 verified sightings), 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.
