Doratifera oxleyi
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Doratifera oxleyi, the painted cup moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Newman in 1855. An Australian moth, it is found in New South Wales and Victoria, as well as South Australia and Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 50 mm for females and 20 mm for males. Females lay eggs in clusters of 40 and cover with body hairs from their abdomen. Eggs take 12 days to hatched. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. Like most other members of the Limacodidae family, they are covered with poisonous hairs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Cup Moth sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 137th most-seen of the 275 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Cup Moth in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in July and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among Perth's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Cup Moth 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Painted Cup Moth sightings, Perth ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Hobart (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Painted Cup Moth that you can see in Perth (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Black-And-White Tiger Moth (about 20%), Australian Painted Lady (about 20%) and Apple Looper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted Cup Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (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.
