Pleuroptya balteata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Patania balteata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is found across southern Europe, Africa and Asia, including Japan, Korea, Réunion, Madagascar, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine, as well as New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. There is also an old record from Hawaii.
The wingspan is 25–32 millimetres (0.98–1.26 in). The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Quercus serrata and Castanea species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pleuroptya balteata sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 450th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pleuroptya balteata in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pleuroptya balteata 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 Pleuroptya balteata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Pleuroptya balteata that you can see in Brisbane (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Grass Webworm Moth (about 20%), Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth (about 10%) and Culladia cuneiferellus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pleuroptya balteata is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (22 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.
