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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Macadamia Cup Moth sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 308th 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Macadamia Cup Moth in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Macadamia Cup Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Macadamia Cup Moth sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Macadamia Cup Moth that you can see in Lamington National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Brown Ringlet (about 30%), Monarch (about 30%) and Orchard Swallowtail (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Macadamia Cup Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (7 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.
