Wiseana signata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Wiseana signata is a species of moth belonging to the family Hepialidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856 and is endemic to New Zealand. The wingspan is 44–64 mm for males and 58–75 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to May.
Food plants for the larvae include various species of grass. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sand Porina sighting in Abel Tasman National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 64 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sand Porina in Abel Tasman National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sand Porina sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Abel Tasman National Park, in our data
Abel Tasman National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sand Porina sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Sand Porina that you can see in Abel Tasman National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Yellow Admiral (about 10%), New Zealand Looper (about 10%) and Slender Owlet Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sand Porina is recorded against all the insects logged in Abel Tasman National Park (5 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.
