Telicota ancilla
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Telicota ancilla, the dark palm dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Telicota species form a complex and exact species identity can only be determined by examination of the genitalia. The larvae feed on various grasses, such as Imperata cylindrica, Paspalum urvillei and Sorghum halepense. Other hosts recorded include Ochlandra travancorica, Bambusa striata and Bambusa wamin. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Palm Dart sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 365th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September–October and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Palm Dart in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Palm Dart sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Lamington National Park, in our data
Lamington National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dark Palm Dart sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Palm Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington 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.
