Agrotis munda
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Agrotis munda, the brown cutworm or pink cutworm, is a noctuid moth. It is endemic to Australia. It is present in New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Cutworm sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 418 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Cutworm in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Brown Cutworm sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 20%), Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Agrotis
The closest relatives of the Brown Cutworm that you can see in Great Otway National Park (genus Agrotis) are Bogong Moth (about 20%) and Variable Cutworm (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Cutworm is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (52 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.
