Phalaenoides tristifica
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Phalaenoides tristifica, the willow-herb day, is a moth of the family Noctuidae that is native to southeastern Australia. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Willow-Herb Day-Moth sighting in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 105 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Willow-Herb Day-Moth in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Willow-Herb Day-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 3 parks where we can rate Willow-Herb Day-Moth sightings, Kosciuszko National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Willow-Herb Day-Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Kosciuszko National Park (29 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.
