Donuca spectabilis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Donuca spectabilis, the white-spotted owl-moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in most of mainland Australia. The wingspan is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on Acacia saligna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Spotted Owl-Moth sighting in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 61 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-Spotted Owl-Moth in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Hattah-Kulkyne National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 40 mm in November.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Spotted Owl-Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, in our data
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-Spotted Owl-Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the White-Spotted Owl-Moth that you can see in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Heliotrope Moth (about 30%), Australian Magpie Moth (about 20%) and Southern Moon Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Spotted Owl-Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (5 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.
