Plain Tuft Moth

Plain Tuft Moth

Nola pleurosema

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Melbourne

In 3 days ~10%

6 Verified sightings at Melbourne
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Plain Tuft Moth

Nola pleurosema is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Plain Tuft Moth in Melbourne?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Tuft Moth sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 748th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Plain Tuft Moth in Melbourne?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Tuft Moth in Melbourne on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Plain Tuft Moth?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Tuft Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Plain Tuft Moth?

Only Melbourne, in our data

Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Plain Tuft Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Plain Tuft Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Plain Tuft Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (6 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.

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