Tobacco Looper

Tobacco Looper

Chrysodeixis argentifera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Perth

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

30 Verified sightings at Perth
58 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Tobacco Looper

Chrysodeixis argentifera, the tobacco looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tobacco Looper in Perth?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tobacco Looper sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 275 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.

When is the best time to see a Tobacco Looper in Perth?

March, June and August–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tobacco Looper in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Tobacco Looper?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tobacco Looper sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Perth the best place to see a Tobacco Looper?

Yes

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Tobacco Looper sightings, Perth has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Melbourne (Australia, about 10%) and Brisbane (Australia, about 10%).

Where does the Tobacco Looper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tobacco Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (30 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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