Sympis rufibasis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Sympis rufibasis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Borneo east to New Guinea, the Solomons and Queensland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sympis rufibasis sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 254th most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sympis rufibasis in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sympis rufibasis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sympis rufibasis sightings, Daintree National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Sympis rufibasis 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 Sympis rufibasis is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (15 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.
