Athetis tenuis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Athetis tenuis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from all of Australia, including Norfolk Island as well as New Zealand. The larvae have been recorded feeding on the stems of young Gossypium species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Athetis tenuis sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 226th 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.
January, March–April and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Athetis tenuis in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Athetis tenuis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Athetis tenuis 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: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Athetis tenuis that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Bogong Moth (about 20%), Southern Armyworm (about 20%) and Brown Cutworm (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Athetis tenuis is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (9 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.
