Xylorycta cosmeta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Xylorycta cosmeta is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1917. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The wingspan is 22–26 mm. The forewings are white with a few fuscous-grey scales and fuscous markings. There is a semicircular blotch on the dorsum before the middle not reaching the middle of the disc and a line from two-thirds of the costa to three-fourths of the dorsum, strongly angulated outwards in the middle, dilated on both margins. The hindwings are whitish. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xylorycta cosmeta sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 653rd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xylorycta cosmeta in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to December, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xylorycta cosmeta 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 Xylorycta cosmeta sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Xyloryctidae
The closest relatives of the Xylorycta cosmeta that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Xyloryctidae, Timber Moths) are Cryptophasa xylomima (about 10%), Cryptophasa porphyritis (about 10%) and Echiomima mythica (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xylorycta cosmeta is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (7 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.
