Macadamia Flower Caterpillar

Macadamia Flower Caterpillar

Cryptoblabes hemigypsa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Brisbane

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Brisbane
October Best month

About the Macadamia Flower Caterpillar

Cryptoblabes hemigypsa is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1913, and is known from Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Macadamia Flower Caterpillar in Brisbane?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Macadamia Flower Caterpillar sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 856th 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.

When is the best time to see a Macadamia Flower Caterpillar in Brisbane?

October

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Macadamia Flower Caterpillar in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Macadamia Flower Caterpillar?

Only Brisbane, in our data

Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Macadamia Flower Caterpillar sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Macadamia Flower Caterpillar sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Macadamia Flower Caterpillar is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (7 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.

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