Hippotion scrofa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hippotion scrofa is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coprosma Hawk Moth sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 418 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Coprosma Hawk Moth in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to September, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coprosma Hawk Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Coprosma Hawk Moth sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Coprosma Hawk Moth that you can see in Great Otway National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Common Brown (about 30%), Australian Painted Lady (about 30%) and Imperial Jezebel (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coprosma Hawk Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (30 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.
