Hypsidia erythropsalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hypsidia erythropsalis is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1896. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from northern Queensland. The habitat consists of rainforests.
The length of the forewings is about 25 mm for males and 30 mm for females. The forewings are slate grey, with a triangular crimson patch bordered with white at the base. There is a white blotch beyond this, the upper half of which occupied by a crimson patch. There is a crimson patch surrounded by a white ring at the end of the cell and there is a large ochre-yellow patch at the apex, slightly marked with crimson on the inner edge. There is a large marginal patch of white between veins 3 and 4, bordered outside with yellow and inside with crimson. There are also three tear-shaped splashes. There is also an orange splash washed with crimson. The basal half of the hindwings is buffy white, purer white toward the costa. The disc is crimson and the outer margin is ochre yellow, merging into the crimson of the disc. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hypsidia erythropsalis sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 306th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hypsidia erythropsalis in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, August, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hypsidia erythropsalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and 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 Hypsidia erythropsalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Drepanidae
The closest relatives of the Hypsidia erythropsalis that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Drepanidae, Hooktip and False Owlet Moths) are Tridrepana lunulata (about 20%) and Oreta jaspidea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hypsidia erythropsalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (13 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.
