Geitoneura acantha
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Xenica sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 100th most-seen of the 175 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ringed Xenica in Royal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Ringed Xenica sightings, Royal National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 20%), Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Ringed Xenica that you can see in Royal National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Brown Ringlet (about 30%), Monarch (about 20%) and Swordgrass 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 Royal National Park (8 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.
