Hesychopa chionora
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hesychopa chionora, the white footman, is an Australian moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It lives in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Footman sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 179th most-seen of the 430 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White Footman in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Footman sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White Footman sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the White Footman that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Asian Magpie Moth (about 20%), Triangles (about 20%) and Hypena gonospilalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White Footman is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National Park (10 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.
