Dasygaster padockina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Dasygaster padockina, the Tasmanian cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Australia. The larvae feed on various grasses. 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 Tasmanian Cutworm sighting in Great Otway National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 286th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tasmanian Cutworm in Great Otway National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tasmanian Cutworm 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 Tasmanian Cutworm sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Tasmanian Cutworm that you can see in Great Otway National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Bogong Moth (about 20%), Southern Armyworm (about 20%) and Brown Cutworm (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tasmanian Cutworm is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Otway National Park (7 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.
