Praesos mariana

Praesos mariana

Praesos mariana

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

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

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 a Praesos mariana in Daintree National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Praesos mariana sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 745th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Praesos mariana in Daintree National Park?

March

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Praesos mariana in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Praesos mariana?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Praesos mariana 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 a Praesos mariana?

Only Daintree National Park, in our data

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

Which relatives of the Praesos mariana live in Daintree National Park?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Praesos mariana that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Four O'clock Moth (about 50%), Cleora repetita (about 20%) and Scopula parvimacula (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Praesos mariana sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Praesos mariana is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (8 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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