Ocybadistes walkeri
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Ocybadistes walkeri, the greenish grass-dart, green grass-dart, southern dart or yellow-banded dart, is a type of butterfly known as a skipper found in eastern and southern Australia, with one subspecies found in the Northern Territory.
The larvae feed on Dianella, Brachypodium distachyon, Cynodon dactylon, Erharta erecta, Panicum maximum, Pennisetum clandestinum and Thuarea involuta. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Banded Dart sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 1,977 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Banded Dart in Melbourne on a given day, against under 5% in June to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Banded Dart sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Yellow-Banded Dart sightings, Melbourne has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Sydney (Australia, about 20%) and Brisbane (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Banded Dart that you can see in Melbourne (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Orange Palm Dart (about 10%), Splendid Ochre (about 10%) and Barred Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Banded Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (1,977 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.
