Blastobasis tarda
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Blastobasis tarda is a moth of the family Blastobasidae. It is found in Australia in Queensland and New South Wales.. It is an introduced species in North America, where it has been found in southern California. It has also been reported from France. There is a species in New Zealand that is very similar in appearance to B. tarda that has yet to be formally described.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blastobasis tarda sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 159th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blastobasis tarda in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–January, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blastobasis tarda sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blastobasis tarda is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (46 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.
