Apoctena conditana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Apoctena conditana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Zealand, where it is found on both the North and South islands. The larvae are polyphagous. Adults are attracted to light and have been collected via a mercury vapour light trap. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apoctena conditana sighting in Arthur's Pass National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th 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.
January and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Apoctena conditana in Arthur's Pass National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apoctena conditana sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Arthur's Pass National Park, in our data
Arthur's Pass National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Apoctena conditana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Apoctena conditana that you can see in Arthur's Pass National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper (about 40%), Astelia Zig-Zag Moth (about 30%) and Black Mountain Ringlet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apoctena conditana is recorded against all the insects logged in Arthur's Pass 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.
