Capusa cuculloides
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Capusa cuculloides, the white-winged wedge-moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Rudolf Felder in 1874. It is known from Australia, including Tasmania. The larvae feed on golden wattle Acacia pycnantha and peppermint box Eucalyptus odorata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Capusa cuculloides sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 191st 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.
June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Capusa cuculloides in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Capusa cuculloides sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 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 Capusa cuculloides sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Capusa cuculloides that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Australian Pug Moth (about 20%), Varied Grey Moth (about 20%) and Plantain Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Capusa cuculloides is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (12 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.
