Hyles livornicoides
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Australian striped hawk moth (Hyles livornicoides) is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by the Scottish-born Australian medical practitioner, naturalist, author, philosopher and utopianist; Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892. H. livornicoides was once a common food source for the Arrente community in Central Australia, however is not consumed anymore due to their sacredness and increasing scarcity. The local name for the caterpillar is 'Ayepe-arenye', often anglicised as 'Yeperenye' or 'Yipirinya'.
H. livornicoides is found in throughout mainland Australia in New South Wales, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia. Sightings of the moth produce a scattered distribution with few sightings in northern Western Australia, and a high frequency of sightings along a coastal area above the NSW/Queensland border.
In the early stages of its caterpillar form, H. Livornicoides is green with a dark dorsal line, ending at a stumpy black tail spike. During the third and fourth instars, the caterpillar develops black-edged orange eyespots along each side, joined by a pale... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Striped Hawk Moth sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 25 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Striped Hawk Moth in Flinders Ranges National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Striped Hawk Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Australian Striped Hawk Moth sightings, Flinders Ranges National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Australian Striped Hawk Moth that you can see in Flinders Ranges National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Meadow Argus (about 50%), Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 40%) and Heliotrope Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Striped Hawk Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Flinders Ranges National Park (5 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.
