Alapadna pauropis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Alapadna pauropis, the variable spot-wing, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae, first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1902. It is found in the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Adults are brown with a variable pattern of dark lines and spots. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alapadna pauropis sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 418 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.
March–April and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alapadna pauropis in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–September, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alapadna pauropis sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Alapadna pauropis sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Alapadna pauropis that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Southern Moon Moth (about 20%), Heliotrope Moth (about 10%) and Black-And-White Tiger Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alapadna pauropis is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (16 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.
