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Metasia ochrochoa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Metasia ochrochoa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, the Northern Territory and New South Wales. The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light yellow ochreous, in females irrorated (speckled) with pale red brownish. The lines are cloudy dark fuscous. The first runs from the inner margin at two-fifths, becoming obsolete towards the costa and the second is slightly waved and runs from three-fourths of the costa to the inner margin at two-thirds. There is a small roundish discal spot obscurely outlined with red brownish. The hindwings have the same ground colour and markings as the forewings. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metasia ochrochoa 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Metasia ochrochoa in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May 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 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Metasia ochrochoa 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 Metasia ochrochoa sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Metasia
The closest relatives of the Metasia ochrochoa that you can see in Lamington National Park (genus Metasia) are Metasia delotypa (about 10%), Metasia tiasalis (about 10%) and Metasia capnochroa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Metasia ochrochoa 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.
