Doratifera oxleyi
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Doratifera oxleyi, the painted cup moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Newman in 1855. An Australian moth, it is found in New South Wales and Victoria, as well as South Australia and Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 50 mm for females and 20 mm for males. Females lay eggs in clusters of 40 and cover with body hairs from their abdomen. Eggs take 12 days to hatched. The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. Like most other members of the Limacodidae family, they are covered with poisonous hairs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Cup Moth sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 60 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.
November and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Cup Moth in Wilsons Promontory National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Cup Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Painted Cup Moth sightings, Wilsons Promontory National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Grampians National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Painted Cup Moth that you can see in Wilsons Promontory National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Common Brown (about 40%), Swordgrass Brown (about 30%) and Yellow Admiral (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted Cup Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Wilsons Promontory National Park (8 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.
