Stegommata sulfuratella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Stegommata sulfuratella, the banksia leaf-miner, is a species of moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is native to Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland to Tasmania. It is an adventive species in New Zealand.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white, with some darker markings on the forewings. The larvae mine the leaves of various Banksia species, including Banksia integrifolia and Banksia serrata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banksia Leaf-Miner sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 275th 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.
April, July and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banksia Leaf-Miner in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June and August–November, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Banksia Leaf-Miner sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Banksia Leaf-Miner that you can see in Auckland (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Monarch (about 30%), Oriental Leafworm Moth (about 20%) and Epyaxa lucidata (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banksia Leaf-Miner is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (20 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.
