Geitoneura acantha
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Geitoneura acantha, the ringed xenica or eastern ringed xenica, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Edward Donovan as Papilio acantha in 1805. It occurs in the south-eastern mainland of Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Xenica sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th 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 and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Xenica in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to November, the lowest months. Those are among Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ringed Xenica sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Ringed Xenica sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Ringed Xenica that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Brown Ringlet (about 30%), Monarch (about 30%) and Wonder Brown (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ringed Xenica is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (35 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.
