Cryptophasa xylomima
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Cryptophasa xylomima is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1906. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from northern Queensland, from Cape York south to near Townsville. It is also found in Papua New Guinea
The wingspan is 44–50 mm. The forewings are whitish, the costal third suffused with ochreous-grey, with sparse general irroration of blackish scales and a transverse discal blackish mark before two-thirds. There is a terminal series of dark-fuscous dots. The hindwings are pale-ochreous. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptophasa xylomima sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptophasa xylomima in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–July, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cryptophasa xylomima sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 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 Cryptophasa xylomima sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Cryptophasa
The closest relatives of the Cryptophasa xylomima that you can see in Daintree National Park (genus Cryptophasa) are Cryptophasa porphyritis (about 10%), Cryptophasa flavolineata (about 10%) and Cryptophasa rubescens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptophasa xylomima is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (19 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.
