Chrysorthenches glypharcha
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Chrysorthenches glypharcha is a species of moth in the family Plutellidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1919. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North and South Islands. This species inhabits native forest with Podocarpus trees present. The larva and pupa of this species is currently unknown but the adults are on the wing in February, October and November. The adult moths are associated with Podocarpus totara and Podocarpus laetus.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1919 and named Orthenches glypharcha. In 1927 Alfred Philpott discussed and described the male genitalia of this species. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1996 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Chrysorthenches. The female lectotype, collected by George Hudson at Mount Taranaki in February, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Meyrick described this species as follows: ♀. 10-11 mm. Head white. Palpi white, with a bronzy lateral line. Antennae white, ringed with dark fuscous, basal portion lined with dark fuscous. Thorax white with a faint... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chrysorthenches glypharcha 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.
October and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chrysorthenches glypharcha in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chrysorthenches glypharcha sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chrysorthenches glypharcha 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.
