Termessa gratiosa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Termessa gratiosa is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Favoured Footman sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 331st 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.
October and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Favoured Footman in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Favoured Footman sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Favoured Footman sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Favoured Footman is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (30 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.
