Brown-Bar Moth

Brown-Bar Moth

Maliattha amorpha

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

15 Verified sightings at Springbrook National Park From 2019 to 2026
81 In all 4 parks
November Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-Bar Moth in Springbrook National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Bar Moth sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 429 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown-Bar Moth in Springbrook National Park?

March and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Bar Moth in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown-Bar Moth?

Between 7 and 10 pm

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

Is Springbrook National Park the best place to see a Brown-Bar Moth?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Brown-Bar Moth sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Brown-Bar Moth live in Springbrook National Park?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Brown-Bar Moth that you can see in Springbrook National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Green-Blotched Moth (about 10%), Brown Cutworm (about 10%) and Dark-Barred Wainscot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown-Bar Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown-Bar Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (15 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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