Brown Cutworm

Brown Cutworm

Agrotis munda

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

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

22 Verified sightings at Grampians National Park From 2019 to 2026
206 In all 7 parks
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Brown Cutworm

Agrotis munda, the brown cutworm or pink cutworm, is a noctuid moth. It is endemic to Australia. It is present in New Zealand. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
6 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%
5 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Cutworm in Grampians National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Cutworm sighting in Grampians National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th most-seen of the 148 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown Cutworm in Grampians National Park?

September and October

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Cutworm in Grampians National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–August and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown Cutworm?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Cutworm sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Which relatives of the Brown Cutworm live in Grampians National Park?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Brown Cutworm that you can see in Grampians National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Australian Grapevine Moth (about 10%) and Willow-Herb Day-Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown Cutworm sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Cutworm is recorded against all the insects logged in Grampians National Park (22 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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