Proteuxoa tortisigna
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Proteuxoa tortisigna, the streaked rictonis moth or pale-banded noctuid, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on Poaceae species, Pelargonium × zonale and Narcissus pseudonarcissus. 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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Rictonis sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 133 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 113th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Rictonis in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Rictonis sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Melbourne, in our data
Melbourne is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Streaked Rictonis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streaked Rictonis is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (133 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.
