Phrissogonus laticostata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Phrissogonus is a monotypic genus of moth in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. Its only species, Phrissogonus laticostata, the apple looper, was first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apple Looper sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 742 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.
August to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apple Looper in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in January to July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apple Looper 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Apple Looper sightings, Sydney ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Perth (Australia, about 20%), Auckland (New Zealand, about 20%) and Melbourne (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Apple Looper that you can see in Sydney (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Red-Lined Looper (about 10%) and Sinister Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apple Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (99 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.
