Notocrypta waigensis
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The banded demon (Notocrypta waigensis) is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Aru Islands, Kei Islands), New Guinea and Queensland. The wingspan is about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). The larvae feed on various Zingiberaceae species, including Alpinia caerulea and Hornstedtia scottiana. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Demon sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Demon in Daintree National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Demon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Banded Demon sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Demon that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Wide-Brand Grass-Dart (about 20%), Narrow-Brand Darter (about 20%) and Orange Palm Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Demon is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (70 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.
