Mecytha fasciata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Macadamia Cup Moth sighting in Springbrook National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 138th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Macadamia Cup Moth in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to July, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Macadamia Cup Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Macadamia Cup Moth sightings, Springbrook National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Limacodidae
The closest relatives of the Macadamia Cup Moth that you can see in Springbrook National Park (family Limacodidae, Slug Caterpillar Moths) are Anaxidia lozogramma (about 10%) and Mottled Cup Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Macadamia Cup Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Springbrook National Park (13 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.
