Phaeophlebosia furcifera
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Phaeophlebosia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1900. Its single species, Phaeophlebosia furcifera, the forked footman, was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The wings are pale yellow with veins accentuated in dark brown. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Forked Footman sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 323rd 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.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forked Footman in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Forked Footman sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Forked Footman 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 Forked Footman is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (35 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.
