Palpita austrounionalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Palpita austrounionalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Palpita austrounionalis sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 537th 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.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Palpita austrounionalis in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Palpita austrounionalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Palpita austrounionalis that you can see in Melbourne (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Scoparia exhibitalis (about 10%), Nacoleia rhoeoalis (about 10%) and Tree Lucerne Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palpita austrounionalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (13 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.
