Hemibela callista
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Hemibela callista is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Australia in eucalypt forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hemibela callista sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 286th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hemibela callista in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hemibela callista sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hemibela callista sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Oecophoridae
The closest relatives of the Hemibela callista that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Oecophoridae, Concealer Moths) are Philobota arabella (about 10%), Garrha ocellifera (about 10%) and Hoplostega ochroma (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hemibela callista is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (8 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.
