Agarista agricola
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Agarista agricola, Joseph's coat moth or painted vine moth, is a medium-sized moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805 (as Papilio agricola). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Joseph's Coat 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.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Joseph's Coat Moth in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Sydney's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 45 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Joseph's Coat Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Joseph's Coat Moth sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Joseph's Coat Moth that you can see in Sydney (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Bogong Moth (about 20%), Lily Caterpillar Moth (about 10%) and Cruria synopla (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Joseph's Coat 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.
