Grammodes oculicola
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Grammodes oculicola, the small-eyed box-owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in the South Pacific basin, from Australia to the Society Islands. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small-Eyed Box-Owlet sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 558th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small-Eyed Box-Owlet in Sydney on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small-Eyed Box-Owlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Small-Eyed Box-Owlet sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Small-Eyed Box-Owlet that you can see in Sydney (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are White Cedar Moth (about 10%), White Antennae Wasp Moth (about 10%) and Lichen-Eating Caterpillar (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small-Eyed Box-Owlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (7 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.
