Bird Dropping Lichen Moth

Bird Dropping Lichen Moth

Halone sejuncta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Springbrook National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

9 Verified sightings at Springbrook National Park From 2019 to 2026
95 In all 5 parks
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Bird Dropping Lichen Moth

Halone sejuncta, the variable halone, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in Australia in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.

The forewings are dark brown with two ragged white bands. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
2 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth in Springbrook National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 228th most-seen of the 429 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.

When is the best time to see a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth in Springbrook National Park?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Springbrook National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 210 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Springbrook National Park the best place to see a Bird Dropping Lichen Moth?

Among the best

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%), Booderee National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Bird Dropping Lichen Moth live in Springbrook National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Bird Dropping Lichen Moth that you can see in Springbrook National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Eilema plana (about 20%), Asian Magpie Moth (about 20%) and Jute Looper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bird Dropping Lichen Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bird Dropping Lichen Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (9 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.

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