Poecilasthena scoliota

Poecilasthena scoliota

Poecilasthena scoliota

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Great Otway National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

22 Verified sightings at Great Otway National Park From 2019 to 2026
22 In 1 park
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Poecilasthena scoliota

Poecilasthena scoliota is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia, including Western Australia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Poecilasthena scoliota in Great Otway National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Poecilasthena scoliota sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 22 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.

When is the best time to see a Poecilasthena scoliota in Great Otway National Park?

September

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Poecilasthena scoliota in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Poecilasthena scoliota?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Poecilasthena scoliota sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Poecilasthena scoliota?

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 Poecilasthena scoliota sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Poecilasthena scoliota live in Great Otway National Park?

Same genus: Poecilasthena

The closest relatives of the Poecilasthena scoliota that you can see in Great Otway National Park (genus Poecilasthena) are Poecilasthena anthodes (about 10%) and Native Cranberry Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Poecilasthena scoliota sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Poecilasthena scoliota is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (22 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.

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