Erebus terminitincta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Erebus terminitincta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Max Gaede in 1938. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Erebus terminitincta sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 504th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Erebus terminitincta in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months. Those are among Brisbane's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Erebus terminitincta sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Erebus terminitincta sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Erebus terminitincta that you can see in Brisbane (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Asian Magpie Moth (about 20%), Castor Semi-Looper (about 10%) and Yellow Tussock (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Erebus terminitincta is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (19 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.
