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Aenetus splendens
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Aenetus splendens is a moth of the family Hepialidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland. The larvae bore in the stems of saplings of various plants, including Syzygium smithii, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Callicoma serratifolia, Trema aspera, Casuarina, Dodonaea, Lantana camara, Pandorea pandorana and Rubus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Ghost Moth sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 468th 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 Splendid Ghost 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.
Only Sydney, in our data
Sydney is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate 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 Splendid Ghost Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (11 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.
