What are the chances of seeing a Bardaxima lucilinea in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bardaxima lucilinea sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 296th most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Bardaxima lucilinea in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bardaxima lucilinea in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Main Ridge Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.
What time of day is best to see a Bardaxima lucilinea?
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bardaxima lucilinea sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Bardaxima lucilinea?
Only Main Ridge Forest Reserve, in our data
Main Ridge Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bardaxima lucilinea sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Bardaxima lucilinea live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
Same family: Notodontidae
The closest relatives of the Bardaxima lucilinea that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Notodontidae, Prominent Moths) are Rosema epigena (about 30%), Hemiceras pallidula (about 30%) and Phastia basalis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Bardaxima lucilinea sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bardaxima lucilinea is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (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.