Cryptoscenea australiensis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Cryptoscenea australiensis is a species of lacewing in the subfamily aleuropteryginae, first described by Günther Enderlein in 1906. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life. The species is present in Eastern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand, including the Kermadec Islands.
A colony of Cryptoscenea australiensis was first discovered in New Zealand in 1959, with the species surviving due to larval predation on mealybug eggs. Both adults and larvae have been shown predating on mealybugs in apple orchards, with adults also being seen predating on mites. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptoscenea australiensis sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 11 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.
March–May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptoscenea australiensis in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December–February, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cryptoscenea australiensis sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptoscenea australiensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (11 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.
