Rivula niphodesma
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Rivula niphodesma is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland, the Northern Territory, and the Indonesian island of Buru. 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 Rivula niphodesma 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rivula niphodesma in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rivula niphodesma 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 Rivula niphodesma sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Rivula niphodesma that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Asian Magpie Moth (about 20%), Asota orbona (about 20%) and Imperial Fruit Sucking Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rivula niphodesma 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.
