Nyctemera amicus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Nyctemera amicus, the senecio moth, magpie moth or cineraria moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Adam White in 1841. It is found in South-east Asia, Oceania, and most of Australia. It can also be found in New Zealand.
The larvae feed on Senecio species including S. linearifolius, S. quadridentatus, S. mikanioides, S. cruentus, and S. scandens. These food plants contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, making the larvae unpleasant to taste and poisonous to birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Magpie Moth sighting in Hobart on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 42 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.
March, May, September–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Magpie Moth in Hobart on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, June–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Magpie 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Australian Magpie Moth sightings, Hobart ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, about 20%) and Auckland (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Australian Magpie Moth that you can see in Hobart (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Meadow Argus (about 10%), Painted Cup Moth (about 10%) and Small White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Magpie Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hobart (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.
