Trymalitis optima
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Trymalitis optima is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland), Madagascar, Indonesia and New Guinea. Adults have brown forewings, with brown-edged orange spots at the apex, the costa and in the middle. The hindwings are plain brown. 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 Trymalitis optima sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 16 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Trymalitis optima in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to May, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 300 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Trymalitis optima 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 Trymalitis optima sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Trymalitis optima that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Homona mermerodes (about 10%), Caenognosis incisa (about 10%) and Loboschiza martia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Trymalitis optima is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (16 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.
