Doratifera oxleyi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Doratifera oxleyi, the painted cup moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Newman in 1855. An Australian moth, it is found in New South Wales and Victoria, as well as South Australia and Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 50 mm for females and 20 mm for males. Females lay eggs in clusters of 40 and cover with body hairs from their abdomen. Eggs take 12 days to hatched. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. Like most other members of the Limacodidae family, they are covered with poisonous hairs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Cup Moth sighting in Hobart on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 42 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June and September–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Cup Moth in Hobart on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May and August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Cup Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Painted Cup Moth sightings, Hobart has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Perth (Australia, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Painted Cup Moth that you can see in Hobart (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Meadow Argus (about 10%), Small White (about 10%) and Tree Lucerne Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted Cup Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hobart (26 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.
