Agarista agricola
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Agarista agricola, Joseph's coat moth or painted vine moth, is a medium-sized moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805 (as Papilio agricola). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Joseph's Coat Moth sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 179th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Joseph's Coat Moth in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Joseph's Coat Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Joseph's Coat Moth sightings, Brisbane has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Joseph's Coat Moth that you can see in Brisbane (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Oriental Leafworm Moth (about 10%), Yellow Tiger Moth (about 10%) and Lawn Armyworm Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Joseph's Coat Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (74 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.
