Amblyptilia falcatalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Amblyptilia falcatalis, the common Hebe plume moth, is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae. This species was first described by Francis Walker and is endemic to New Zealand. This species can be found in both the North and South Islands. The larval host plants are in the Veronica (also known as Hebe) genus and include Veronica stricta, Veronica salicifolia, Veronica elliptica, Veronica macrocarpa and Veronica speciosa. This moth likely has two broods a year and adults have been observed all year round.
This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1864 using specimens collected in Nelson by T. R. Oxley. Walker originally named the species Platyptilus falcatalis. In 1875 Cajetan von Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer, thinking they were describing a new species, named it Platyptilus haasti. John S. Dugdale synonymised this name with P. facatalis in 1988. In 1923, thinking he was describing a new species Alfred Philpott named this species Platyptilia ferruginea. However, as this name was preoccupied by Crocydoscelus ferrugineum, Philpott gave the species the new name of Platyptilia indubitata. This later name was synonymised with P. falcatalis in 1928... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hebe Plume Moth sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 395th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hebe Plume Moth in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–May, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Common Hebe Plume Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Hebe Plume Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (12 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.
