Plantain Moth

Plantain Moth

Scopula rubraria

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

7 Verified sightings at Springbrook National Park From 2019 to 2026
144 In all 7 parks
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Plantain Moth

Scopula rubraria, also called a plantain moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is native to Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
5 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%
6 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
7 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
2 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%
3 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
4 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Plantain Moth in Springbrook National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plantain Moth 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.

When is the best time to see a Plantain Moth in Springbrook National Park?

October

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plantain Moth in Springbrook National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Plantain Moth?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plantain Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Which relatives of the Plantain Moth live in Springbrook National Park?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Plantain Moth that you can see in Springbrook National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Paradromulia ambigua (about 20%), White Looper Moth (about 20%) and Southern Bracca (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Plantain Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Plantain Moth 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.

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