Hippotion scrofa
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hippotion scrofa is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coprosma Hawk Moth sighting in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th 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.
March and April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Coprosma Hawk Moth in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coprosma Hawk Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Coprosma Hawk Moth sightings, Hattah-Kulkyne National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Coprosma Hawk Moth that you can see in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Australian Painted Lady (about 40%), Meadow Argus (about 40%) and Heliotrope Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coprosma Hawk Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (6 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.
