Parapoynx polydectalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Parapoynx polydectalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Indonesia (including Sumatra), New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, northern Western Australia,
the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria. It is an introduced species in Great Britain and France. The wingspan is about 20 mm. There is a pattern of brown and white on the wings. The larvae are aquatic, feeding on water weeds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Ringed China-Mark sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 74th 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.
March to May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Small Ringed China-Mark in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Ringed China-Mark 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 Small Ringed China-Mark sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Parapoynx
The closest relatives of the Small Ringed China-Mark that you can see in Daintree National Park (genus Parapoynx) are Hydrilla Leafcutter Moth (about 10%), Rice Case Bearer (about 10%) and Two-Spotted China Mark (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Ringed China-Mark is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (34 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.
