Leistomorpha brontoscopa
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Leistomorpha brontoscopa is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is the only species in the genus Leistomorpha. It is known from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria. The larvae feed on the dead leaves of Eucalyptus species, including Eucalyptus bicostata and Eucalyptus bridgesiana. They can be found in dead leaf litter. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Leistomorpha brontoscopa sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 455th 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.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leistomorpha brontoscopa in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Leistomorpha brontoscopa sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Oecophoridae
The closest relatives of the Leistomorpha brontoscopa that you can see in Melbourne (family Oecophoridae, Concealer Moths) are Tachystola hemisema (about 10%), Philobota protecta (about 10%) and Olbonoma triptycha (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leistomorpha brontoscopa is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (19 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.
