Dryadaula pactolia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Dryadaula pactolia is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1901. This species is endemic to New Zealand. but it is occasional in Europe (British Isles including Ireland, Germany
Switzerland) The larva feeds on the fungus Zasmidium cellare found in wine cellars and breweries. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cellar Clothes Moth 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.
September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cellar Clothes Moth in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–August, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cellar Clothes Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Cellar Clothes Moth 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 Cellar Clothes Moth 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.
