Moerarchis placomorpha
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Moerarchis placomorpha is a species of moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in Australia (including Queensland). 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 Moerarchis placomorpha 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 339th 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 20% of wildlife watchers report a Moerarchis placomorpha in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, 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 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moerarchis placomorpha 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 Moerarchis placomorpha sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tineidae
The closest relatives of the Moerarchis placomorpha that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Tineidae, Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies) are Edosa xystidophora (about 10%), Opogona glycyphaga (about 10%) and Micrerethista fasciola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moerarchis placomorpha 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.
