Phelotis cognata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Phelotis is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Guest in 1887. Its single species, Phelotis cognata, the long-fringed bark moth, first described by Francis Walker in 1860, is found in Australia.
The wingspan is about 26 mm for males and about 30 mm for females. The larvae feed on Exocarpus species, but is thought that it has other food plants too. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway 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 Long-Fringed Bark Moth sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 193rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, August–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Fringed Bark Moth in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Fringed Bark Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Long-Fringed Bark Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Long-Fringed Bark Moth that you can see in Melbourne (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Apple Looper (about 20%), Plantain Moth (about 20%) and Red-Lined Looper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Fringed Bark Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (88 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.
