Crocanthes sidonia
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Crocanthes sidonia is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found on New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The wingspan is 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in) for males and 14–15 mm (0.55–0.59 in) for females. The forewings are pale whitish ochreous with bright crimson-rose markings. There is a rather broad costal streak throughout, the costal edge posteriorly and apex yellow. There are four irregular transverse fasciae, the first basal, the second before the middle, connected with the first on the dorsum by a narrow streaks, the third beyond the middle and the fourth terminal, broader, dilated towards the costa, connected with the third by a streak on the dorsum. There is also a streak of dark grey suffusion from four-fifths of the costa in the middle of the termen, sometimes reduced to a small costal spot or wholly obsolete. The hindwings are pale yellowish, sometimes more or less tinged with grey, especially towards the apex, the termen tinged with rosy below the middle. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crocanthes sidonia sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April and June–August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crocanthes sidonia in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crocanthes sidonia 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 Crocanthes sidonia sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crocanthes sidonia is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (31 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.
