Haritalodes derogata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Haritalodes derogata, the cotton leaf roller or okra leaf roller, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is widely distributed. Records include the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mali, Réunion, Madagascar, the Seychelles, South Africa, the Gambia, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the Andaman Islands, Bali, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China and Japan. It is sometimes encountered in Europe, due to accidental import.
The wingspan is 28–40 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cotton Leaf Roller sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 15 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.
February and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cotton Leaf Roller in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cotton Leaf Roller sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cotton Leaf Roller sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Daintree National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Cotton Leaf Roller that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Grass Webworm Moth (about 20%), Nacoleia rhoeoalis (about 10%) and Bean Leafroller (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cotton Leaf Roller is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (15 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.
