What are the chances of seeing an Ecnomodes sagittaria in Brisbane?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ecnomodes sagittaria sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 253rd most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Ecnomodes sagittaria in Brisbane?
June and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ecnomodes sagittaria in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–May, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Ecnomodes sagittaria?
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ecnomodes sagittaria sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Ecnomodes sagittaria?
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ecnomodes sagittaria sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Ecnomodes sagittaria live in Brisbane?
Same family: Notodontidae
The closest relatives of the Ecnomodes sagittaria that you can see in Brisbane (family Notodontidae, Prominent Moths) are Bag-Shelter Moth (about 10%), Golden Notodontid (about 10%) and Black Spot Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Ecnomodes sagittaria sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ecnomodes sagittaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (49 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.