Rhapsa suscitatalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Rhapsa suscitatalis, the wedged rhapsa, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Australia in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. 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 Wedged Rhapsa sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 496th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wedged Rhapsa in Melbourne on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wedged Rhapsa sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: 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 Wedged Rhapsa sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Wedged Rhapsa that you can see in Melbourne (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Australian Magpie Moth (about 20%), Southern Moon Moth (about 10%) and Halone consolatrix (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wedged Rhapsa is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (16 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.
