Niphopyralis chionesis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Niphopyralis chionesis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are glossy white and thickly scaled, with traces of a waved fuscous antemedial line except towards the costa. There is a faint sinuous medial line angled outwards beyond the cell and ending at the submedian fold. There is a rather more distinct subterminal line, excurved from below the costa to vein 2, then oblique and sinuous. There is also a terminal series of blackish striae. The hindwings are glossy white with a faint brownish shade beyond the cell and a slight blackish terminal line to near the tornus and a point at the submedial fold. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Niphopyralis chionesis sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 107th most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Niphopyralis chionesis in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 380 mm in January.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Niphopyralis chionesis 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 Niphopyralis chionesis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Niphopyralis chionesis that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Tetrernia teminitis (about 20%), Bean Leafroller (about 20%) and Banded Pearl (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Niphopyralis chionesis is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (27 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.
