Doratifera oxleyi
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Doratifera oxleyi, the painted cup moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Newman in 1855. An Australian moth, it is found in New South Wales and Victoria, as well as South Australia and Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 50 mm for females and 20 mm for males. Females lay eggs in clusters of 40 and cover with body hairs from their abdomen. Eggs take 12 days to hatched. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. Like most other members of the Limacodidae family, they are covered with poisonous hairs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Cup Moth sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 126th 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Cup Moth in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Cup Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Painted Cup Moth sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Painted Cup 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 Painted Cup Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (16 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.
