Avatha discolor
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Avatha discolor is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian and Pacific tropics to as far east as Henderson Island. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook 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 Variegated Avatha sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 376th 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 and March–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Avatha in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variegated Avatha 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 Variegated Avatha sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Variegated Avatha 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 Variegated Avatha is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (31 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.
