Sufetula hemiophthalma
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Sufetula hemiophthalma is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is found on the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Fiji and Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are ochreous white, mixed with pale ochreous, and irregularly irrorated (speckled) with fuscous and grey. The costa is suffused with dark fuscous and there is a pale line from one-third of the costa to one-third of the inner margin, suffusedly margined posteriorly with dark fuscous. There is a round blackish discal spot and the costa is marked at one-half, five-eighths, and three-fourths with three semicircular dark-centred pale spots and there is a pale line from four-fifths of the costa to four-fifths of the inner margin, suffusedly margined with dark fuscous. There is a row of small obscure blackish spots along the hind margin. The hindwings are white, irrorated with grey and with a round black discal spot, surrounded by a white patch. There is a white line parallel to the hind margin at two-thirds, partially margined with dark fuscous, as well as a row of small obscure dark fuscous spots along the hind margin and a larger one in indentation.
The larvae feed on Cocos nucifera. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sufetula hemiophthalma sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 653rd 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.
February and May–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sufetula hemiophthalma in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sufetula hemiophthalma 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 Sufetula hemiophthalma sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Sufetula hemiophthalma that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Tetrernia teminitis (about 20%), Bean Leafroller (about 20%) and Banded Pearl (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sufetula hemiophthalma is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (6 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.
