Epicrocis pulchra

Epicrocis pulchra

Epicrocis pulchra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Daintree National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

19 Verified sightings at Daintree National Park From 2019 to 2026
19 In 1 park
August Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Epicrocis pulchra

Epicrocis pulchra is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1997 and is known from Queensland, Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Epicrocis pulchra in Daintree National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Epicrocis pulchra 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 194th 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.

When is the best time to see an Epicrocis pulchra in Daintree National Park?

June to August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Epicrocis pulchra in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 380 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see an Epicrocis pulchra?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Epicrocis pulchra sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see an Epicrocis pulchra?

Only Daintree National Park, in our data

Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Epicrocis pulchra sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Epicrocis pulchra live in Daintree National Park?

Same family: Pyralidae

The closest relatives of the Epicrocis pulchra that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Endotricha mesenterialis (about 10%), Lacalma albirufalis (about 10%) and Coconut Spike Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Epicrocis pulchra sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Epicrocis pulchra 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.

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