Arrade leucocosmalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Arrade leucocosmalis, the garden snout, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Victoria, Australia. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Arrade leucocosmalis sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 312th most-seen of the 875 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.
January and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Arrade leucocosmalis in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arrade leucocosmalis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Arrade leucocosmalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Arrade leucocosmalis that you can see in Melbourne (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Australian Magpie Moth (about 20%), Southern Moon Moth (about 10%) and Halone consolatrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arrade leucocosmalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (34 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.
