Balanomis encyclia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Balanomis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. Its single species, described in the same publication, Balanomis encyclia, is found in Australia, including New South Wales. This species has also been introduced to New Zealand.
It was reared from native dodder (Cassytha paniculata). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Balanomis encyclia sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 14 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Balanomis encyclia in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and July–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Balanomis encyclia sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Great Otway National Park, in our data
Great Otway National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Balanomis encyclia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Balanomis encyclia that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Wattle Gall Moth (about 20%), Mimaglossa nauplialis (about 10%) and Spectrotrota fimbrialis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Balanomis encyclia is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (14 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.
