Epyaxa lucidata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Epyaxa lucidata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1862 using material collected by Andrew Sinclair and named Larentia lucidata. In 1911 Edward Meyrick, thinking he was describing a new species, gave it the name Xanthorhoe practica. This name, along with Xanthorhoe robustaria, was synonymised with Xanthorhoe lucidata by L. B. Prout in 1939. Since then, the name has changed to Epyaxa Lucidata. The holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Epyaxa lucidata is a small moth with a body length of about 1 cm and a wingspan of around 20-30mm. They have a pattern similar to the bark of a tree and come in shades of gray and brown. Epyaxa lucidata belongs to the Geometridae family, which generally contains moths having slender bodies and broad wings held flat while the moth is at rest. The genus Epyaxa to which E. lucidata belongs is closely related to Helastia, another genus within Geometridae. Epyaxa moths can be distinguished from Helastia by the male antennal pectinations, which have their bases hidden by the preceding segment apex. Epyaxa... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Epyaxa lucidata sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 282 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 11th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Epyaxa lucidata in Auckland on a given day, against about 10% in January–February and April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Epyaxa lucidata sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Epyaxa lucidata sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Epyaxa lucidata is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (282 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.
