Thalaina selenaea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Thalaina selenaea, the orange-rimmed satin moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first discovered by Henry Doubleday in 1845. It is found throughout eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Although the common name satin moth is sometimes used for this species, that name is already applied to Leucoma salicis, an unrelated species native to Europe and Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Rimmed Satin Moth sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Rimmed Satin Moth in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to December, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Rimmed Satin Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Orange-Rimmed Satin Moth sightings, Great Otway National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Rimmed Satin Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (26 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.
