Amerila rubripes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Amerila rubripes, Walker's frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Queensland. The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults have translucent white wings. They have black spots on the thorax, and red and orange areas on the legs, hindwings and body. When disturbed, the moth exudes a froth from glands beside the eyes.
The larvae feed on Cryptostegia grandiflora and Gymnanthera oblonga. 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 Walker's Frother sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 376th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Walker's Frother in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 380 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Walker's Frother 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.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Walker's Frother sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Walker's Frother is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (11 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.
