Suniana sunias
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Suniana sunias is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia (Papua, Maluku), Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland), Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Sorghum verticilliflorum, Paspalum urvillei, Panicum maximum, Leersia hexandra and other Leersia species. They rest in a shelter made from blades of their host plant joined with silk. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Brand Grass-Dart sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 431st 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 Wide-Brand Grass-Dart in Sydney on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wide-Brand Grass-Dart 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 Wide-Brand Grass-Dart sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 30%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Wide-Brand Grass-Dart that you can see in Sydney (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Yellow-Banded Dart (about 20%), Orange Palm Dart (about 10%) and Splendid Ochre (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wide-Brand Grass-Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (12 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.
