Scoliacma bicolora
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Scoliacma bicolora is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is known from Papua New Guinea and most of Australia, including the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are half scarlet and half black. The larvae feed on liverworts, mosses and lichens. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scoliacma bicolora sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 226th 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.
December to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scoliacma bicolora in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scoliacma bicolora sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
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 Scoliacma bicolora sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Scoliacma bicolora that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Southern Moon Moth (about 20%), Heliotrope Moth (about 10%) and Black-And-White Tiger Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scoliacma bicolora is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (10 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.
