Suniana sunias
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Suniana sunias is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia (Papua, Maluku), Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland), Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Sorghum verticilliflorum, Paspalum urvillei, Panicum maximum, Leersia hexandra and other Leersia species. They rest in a shelter made from blades of their host plant joined with silk. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Brand Grass-Dart sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 856 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Brand Grass-Dart in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and February, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 380 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wide-Brand Grass-Dart sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Wide-Brand Grass-Dart sightings, Daintree National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Noosa National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Wide-Brand Grass-Dart that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Banded Demon (about 30%), Narrow-Brand Darter (about 20%) and Orange Palm Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wide-Brand Grass-Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (47 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.
