Double White Banded Noctuid

Double White Banded Noctuid

Donuca rubropicta

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

19 Verified sightings at Springbrook National Park From 2019 to 2026
19 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Double White Banded Noctuid

Donuca rubropicta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1874. It is found in Australia in south-eastern Queensland and north-east New South Wales. The wingspan is about 50 mm. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Double White Banded Noctuid in Springbrook National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Double White Banded Noctuid sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Double White Banded Noctuid in Springbrook National Park?

March and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Double White Banded Noctuid in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to August, 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.

What time of day is best to see a Double White Banded Noctuid?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Double White Banded Noctuid 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.

Where else can you see a Double White Banded Noctuid?

Only Springbrook National Park, in our data

Springbrook National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Double White Banded Noctuid sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Double White Banded Noctuid sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Double White Banded Noctuid is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (19 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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