Pycnarmon meritalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pycnarmon meritalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga, West Kasai), South Africa, Australia, China, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia (Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Taiwan and Japan.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with several brown spots, mainly at the wing margins. 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 Pycnarmon meritalis sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 567th 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 to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pycnarmon meritalis in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to April, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 380 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pycnarmon meritalis 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 Pycnarmon meritalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pycnarmon meritalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (7 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.
