Aenetus eximia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Aenetus eximia is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from southern Queensland, Australia, to Tasmania. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Syzygium smithii, Eucalyptus grandis, Waterhousea floribunda, Tristaniopsis, Doryphora sassafrass, Daphnandra micrantha, Glochidion ferdinandi, Nothofagus moorei, Prostanthera lasianthos, Dodonaea viscosa, Diploglottis australis, Pomaderris aspera, Dendrocnide excelsa, Lantana camara and Olearia argophylla. They live in tunnels and dig down into the trunk and root of their host plant. Pupation takes place inside the tunnel. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Splendid Ghost Moth sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 289th most-seen of the 742 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.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Splendid Ghost Moth in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Splendid Ghost Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Sydney, in our data
Sydney is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Forest Splendid Ghost Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Splendid Ghost Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (24 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.
