Phricanthes asperana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Phricanthes asperana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia from northern Queensland to southern New South Wales. The habitat consists of the margins of rainforests and wet eucalypt forests.
The larvae feed on Hibbertia scandens. They fold the leaves of their host plant. 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 Phricanthes asperana sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 511th most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phricanthes asperana in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phricanthes asperana 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 Phricanthes asperana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Phricanthes asperana that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Homona mermerodes (about 10%), Caenognosis incisa (about 10%) and Loboschiza martia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phricanthes asperana is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (9 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.
