Herpetogramma licarsisalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Herpetogramma licarsisalis, commonly known as the grass webworm or pale sod-webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is distributed in most of the Old World tropics, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Togo, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Réunion, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines, New Caledonia, Australia, and New Zealand. It is an introduced species in many other parts of the world, including Hawaii, continental Spain and the Canary Islands, Portugal, Great Britain, Turkey, Cyprus, India and Sri Lanka.
The flat, elliptical eggs are deposited singly or in masses on the leaf blade's upper surface along the midrib. The caterpillars hatch after 4-6 days and undergo five instars in the following 14 days. First instar larvae are characterised by a black head capsule, whereas later instars have a brown head capsule. Mature larvae are green to brown, sometimes with a rose tint. Full-grown larvae are about 20 mm long. Pupation occurs in a loosely-woven hibernaculum and takes about 7.3 days. After eclosion from the pupa, the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kuwait City | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | |
| 3 | Cairo | 🇪🇬 Egypt | |
| 4 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Perth | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Tel Aviv | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 8 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 10 | Istanbul | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grass Webworm Moth sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Grass Webworm Moth in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–October and December, 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 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grass Webworm Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Grass Webworm Moth sightings, Lamington National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Grass Webworm Moth that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Nacoleia rhoeoalis (about 10%), Bean Leafroller (about 10%) and Strepsinoma foveata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grass Webworm Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (28 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.
