Ategumia adipalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Ategumia adipalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found from India to Australia and in Japan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and China. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1965. The wingspan is about 21 mm.
The larvae feed on Melastoma candidum and Melastoma malabathricum. They roll the leaves of their host plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ategumia adipalis sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 653rd most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ategumia adipalis in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June, August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ategumia adipalis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ategumia adipalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Ategumia adipalis that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Tetrernia teminitis (about 20%), Bean Leafroller (about 20%) and Banded Pearl (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ategumia adipalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
