What are the chances of seeing a Cryptochrostis suppulchraria in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptochrostis suppulchraria sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Cryptochrostis suppulchraria in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
February
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptochrostis suppulchraria in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and September, the lowest months. That is one of Main Ridge Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 230 mm in October.
What time of day is best to see a Cryptochrostis suppulchraria?
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cryptochrostis suppulchraria 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 Cryptochrostis suppulchraria?
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 Cryptochrostis suppulchraria sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Cryptochrostis suppulchraria live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Cryptochrostis suppulchraria that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Virbia medarda (about 40%), Eulepidotis viridissima (about 40%) and Walker's Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Cryptochrostis suppulchraria sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptochrostis suppulchraria is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (25 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.