Black Slug Cup Moth

Black Slug Cup Moth

Doratifera casta

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Grampians National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

12 Verified sightings at Grampians National Park From 2019 to 2026
12 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black Slug Cup Moth in Grampians National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Slug Cup Moth sighting in Grampians National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 148 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black Slug Cup Moth in Grampians National Park?

March and April

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Slug Cup Moth in Grampians National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black Slug Cup Moth?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Slug Cup Moth sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Black Slug Cup Moth?

Only Grampians National Park, in our data

Grampians National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black Slug Cup Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Black Slug Cup Moth live in Grampians National Park?

Same genus: Doratifera

The closest relatives of the Black Slug Cup Moth that you can see in Grampians National Park (genus Doratifera) are Painted Cup Moth (about 10%) and Four-Spotted Cup Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black Slug Cup Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black Slug Cup Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Grampians 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.

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