Trapezites argenteoornatus
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Trapezites argenteoornatus, the silver spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Western Australia. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The larvae feed on Acanthocarpus preissii, Acanthocarpus verticillatus, and Acanthocarpus robustus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-spotted Ochre sighting in Rottnest Island on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 7 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.
October and November
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Silver-spotted Ochre in Rottnest Island on a given day, against under 5% in January to August, the lowest months. Those are among Rottnest Island's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 120 mm in June.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silver-spotted Ochre sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Rottnest Island, in our data
Rottnest Island is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Silver-spotted Ochre sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Silver-spotted Ochre that you can see in Rottnest Island (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Klug's Xenica (about 30%), Saltbush Blue (about 20%) and Yellow Admiral (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Silver-spotted Ochre is recorded against all the insects logged in Rottnest Island (31 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.
