Palpita margaritacea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Palpita margaritacea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.
Adults are white with a brown costa and a small brown spot near the middle of the forewings. 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 Palpita margaritacea 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 263rd 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 Palpita margaritacea in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to 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 Palpita margaritacea 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 Palpita margaritacea sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Palpita margaritacea that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Grass Webworm Moth (about 20%), Nacoleia rhoeoalis (about 10%) and Bean Leafroller (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Palpita margaritacea 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.
