Xestocasis balanochrysa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Xestocasis balanochrysa is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Australia. 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 Xestocasis balanochrysa sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 339th 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, March and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xestocasis balanochrysa in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, August–September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xestocasis balanochrysa sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Xestocasis balanochrysa sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cosmopterigidae
The closest relatives of the Xestocasis balanochrysa that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Cosmopterigidae, Cosmet Moths) are Labdia deliciosella (about 10%), Labdia chryselectra (about 10%) and Labdia cyanogramma (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xestocasis balanochrysa is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (12 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.
