Sosineura mimica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Sosineura mimica is a species of moth of the Carposinidae family. It is the only species in the genus Sosineura. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sosineura mimica sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd 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.
January, March–April, July–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sosineura mimica in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sosineura mimica sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Sosineura mimica sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Sosineura mimica 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 Sosineura mimica is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (15 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.
