Halone sejuncta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Halone sejuncta, the variable halone, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Australia in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
The forewings are dark brown with two ragged white bands. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 126th 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.
September to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 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 5 parks where we can rate Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%), Booderee National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Bird Dropping Lichen Moth 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 Bird Dropping Lichen Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (20 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.
