What are the chances of seeing an Onycodes rubra in Brisbane?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Onycodes rubra sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 981st 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 an Onycodes rubra in Brisbane?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Onycodes rubra in Brisbane on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see an Onycodes rubra?
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Onycodes rubra sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see an Onycodes rubra?
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Onycodes rubra sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Onycodes rubra live in Brisbane?
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Onycodes rubra that you can see in Brisbane (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Apple Looper (about 10%), Comostola laesaria (about 10%) and Cleora repetita (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Onycodes rubra sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Onycodes rubra is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (6 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.