Thalaina clara
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Thalaina clara, or Clara's satin moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia. The wingspan is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on Acacia mearnsii and Acacia dealbata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clara's Satin Moth sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 126 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 875 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clara's Satin Moth in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clara's Satin Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Clara's Satin Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clara's Satin Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (126 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.
