Acontia detrita
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Acontia detrita is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan is about 15 mm. 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 Marbled Shoulder 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.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Marbled Shoulder in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, 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 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marbled Shoulder 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 Marbled Shoulder sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Marbled Shoulder that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Brown-Bar Moth (about 20%), Green-Blotched Moth (about 20%) and Cruria synopla (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marbled Shoulder 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.
