Austrocidaria parora
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Austrocidaria parora is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884 as Harpalyce parora. In 1886 Meyrick recognised that the genus name he had used for this species had been used previously and renamed the genus in which he placed this species as Probolaea. In 1898 George Hudson placed this species within the Asaphodes genus. In 1906 George Howes, discussing the species under the name Asaphodes parora, also illustrated it. In 1928 Hudson discussed and illustrated the species again under the name Asaphodes parora. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species within the genus Austrocidaria.
The lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London. Hudson described this species in 1898 as follows: Male, female. — 29-34 mm. (about 1+1⁄4 inches). Fore-wings moderate, apex acute, termen excavated on upper half, acutely projecting in middle; varying from light grey to light reddish-fuscous; about eighteen irregular dentate darker striae, sometimes partially obsolete; first three, seventh and eighth, and eleventh to thirteenth usually more distinct and blackish... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Austrocidaria parora sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 252nd most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, June–July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Austrocidaria parora in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, August, October and December, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Austrocidaria parora sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Austrocidaria
The closest relatives of the Austrocidaria parora that you can see in Auckland (genus Austrocidaria) are Dark Coprosma Carpet (about 10%) and Austrocidaria bipartita (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Austrocidaria parora is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (22 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.
