Cryptophasa rubescens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cryptophasa rubescens is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. The wingspan is about 45 mm. The forewings are ferruginous, irrorated with elongate light brownish-ochreous scales and with the costa broadly suffused with pale ochreous from the base to beyond the middle, attenuated to a point posteriorly. There is a short obscure dark fuscous dash on the submedian fold at one-fourth, and another beyond the middle. A small roundish ill-defined dark fuscous spot is found in the disc at five-eights, and another at three-fourths, more elongate. The hindwings are ochreous-orange, somewhat paler posteriorly.
The larvae feed on Acacia species, including Acacia longifolia and Acacia linifolia. They bore in the stem of their host plant, tying cut phyllodes at the entrance to the bore. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptophasa rubescens sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 262nd 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.
January–March and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptophasa rubescens in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Springbrook National Park's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cryptophasa rubescens sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
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Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cryptophasa rubescens sightings, Springbrook National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Daintree National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Cryptophasa
The closest relatives of the Cryptophasa rubescens that you can see in Springbrook National Park (genus Cryptophasa) are Cryptophasa flavolineata (about 10%), Small Fruit Tree Borer (about 10%) and Cryptophasa irrorata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptophasa rubescens is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (7 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.
