Epicoma melanosticta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Epicoma melanosticta is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Edward Donovan in 1805. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on Calothamnus validus, Calothamnus homalophyllus and Leptospermum species. 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 an Epicoma melanosticta sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 179th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Epicoma melanosticta in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months. That is one of Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 40 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Epicoma melanosticta sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Lamington National Park, in our data
Lamington National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Epicoma melanosticta sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Epicoma melanosticta is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (11 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.
