Amblyptilia repletalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Amblyptilia repletalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found throughout the country from North Cape to Bluff. The species inhabits a variety of habitats including native forest clearings, shrubland, coastal dunes and gardens. Larvae feed on the seed heads of Plantago plant species. Adults are on the wing all year round and are attracted to light.
This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1864 and named Platyptilus repletalis. In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated the species under the name Platyptila aeolodes. Hudson, when referring to P. aeolodes as being in the North and South Islands, is referring to this species. In 1988 John S. Dugdale discussed this species under the name Platyptila repletalis. In 1993 Cees Gielis placed this species within the genus Amblyptilia. This placement was followed in 2010 in the New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. The male lectotype specimen, collected in Auckland, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Walker described the female adult as follows: Female. Ferruginous, slender. Palpi porrect, lanceolate. Tibiae and tarsi with whitish bands... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Amblyptilia repletalis sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 425th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amblyptilia repletalis in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amblyptilia repletalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Amblyptilia repletalis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amblyptilia repletalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (10 verified sightings), 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.
