Phaedyma shepherdi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Phaedyma shepherdi, the white-banded plane, is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Aeroplane sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 430 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 and April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Aeroplane in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Aeroplane 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 2 parks where we can rate Common Aeroplane sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Aeroplane that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Brown Ringlet (about 30%), Monarch (about 30%) and Wonder Brown (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Aeroplane is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (18 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.
