Mampava rhodoneura
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Mampava rhodoneura, the buffel grass seed caterpillar, is a species of snout moth in the genus Mampava. It was described by Turner in 1905, and is known from Queensland in Australia. The larvae feed on the seeds of Cenchrus pennisetiformis. They web together the heads of their host plant. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buffel Grass Seed Caterpillar sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 358th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buffel Grass Seed Caterpillar in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buffel Grass Seed Caterpillar sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Springbrook National Park, in our data
Springbrook National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Buffel Grass Seed Caterpillar sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Buffel Grass Seed Caterpillar that you can see in Springbrook National Park (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Endotricha mesenterialis (about 20%), Coconut Spike Moth (about 10%) and Orthaga seminivea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buffel Grass Seed Caterpillar is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (5 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.
