Opogona comptella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Opogona comptella is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It is found in New Zealand and in Australia from southern Queensland to Tasmania. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The larvae feed on the bark of Salix vitellina and the galls of Acacia dealbata (caused by the rust fungus Uromycladium tepperianum) and Acacia melanoxylon (caused by the fly Cecidomyia acaciaelongifoliae). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Opogona comptella sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 18 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.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Opogona comptella in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Opogona comptella sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Opogona comptella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Opogona comptella is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (18 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.
