Heteronympha paradelpha
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Brown 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 178th 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.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Brown in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Brown sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Spotted Brown sightings, Great Otway National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Heteronympha
The closest relatives of the Spotted Brown that you can see in Great Otway National Park (genus Heteronympha) are Common Brown (about 30%), Shouldered Brown (about 20%) and Solander's Brown (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Brown 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.
