Cryptophasa rubescens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Cryptophasa rubescens is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are ferruginous, irrorated with elongate light brownish-ochreous scales and with the costa broadly suffused with pale ochreous from the base to beyond the middle, attenuated to a point posteriorly. There is a short obscure dark fuscous dash on the submedian fold at one-fourth, and another beyond the middle. A small roundish ill-defined dark fuscous spot is found in the disc at five-eights, and another at three-fourths, more elongate. The hindwings are ochreous-orange, somewhat paler posteriorly.
The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia longifolia and Acacia linifolia. They bore in the stem of their host plant, tying cut phyllodes at the entrance to the bore. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptophasa rubescens sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 745th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptophasa rubescens in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cryptophasa rubescens sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cryptophasa rubescens sightings, Daintree National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Cryptophasa
The closest relatives of the Cryptophasa rubescens that you can see in Daintree National Park (genus Cryptophasa) are Cryptophasa xylomima (about 10%), Cryptophasa porphyritis (about 10%) and Cryptophasa flavolineata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptophasa rubescens is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (5 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.
