Nyctemera amicus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Nyctemera amicus, the senecio moth, magpie moth or cineraria moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Adam White in 1841. It is found in South-east Asia, Oceania, and most of Australia. It can also be found in New Zealand.
The larvae feed on Senecio species including S. linearifolius, S. quadridentatus, S. mikanioides, S. cruentus, and S. scandens. These food plants contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, making the larvae unpleasant to taste and poisonous to birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Magpie Moth sighting in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 61 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Magpie Moth in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Australian Magpie Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Australian Magpie Moth sightings, Hattah-Kulkyne National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Australian Magpie Moth that you can see in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Heliotrope Moth (about 30%), Southern Moon Moth (about 10%) and White-Spotted Owl-Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Australian Magpie Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (8 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.
