Eudonia chlamydota
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eudonia chlamydota is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North and South Islands. This species inhabits native forests at up to 3000 ft. Larvae feed on moss, building a silken shelter at the base of the plant from which to feed. They pupate in a cocoon within that shelter. Adults are on the wing commonly from December until February but have also been observed in the New Zealand winter. They are known to frequent Hoheria lyallii and are attracted to light.
This species was named Scoparia chlamydota by Edward Meyrick in 1884. Meyrick gave a detailed description of the adult moth in 1885. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 publication The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1988 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Eudonia. The male holotype specimen, collected at Arthur's Pass at 910 m (3,000 ft), is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Meyrick described this species as follows: Male, female—13–14 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-ochreous suffused with black; palpi 2. Antenne greyish-ochreous; ciliations 1⁄2... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Eudonia chlamydota sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 370th 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 and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eudonia chlamydota in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in April–September 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 Eudonia chlamydota sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Eudonia
The closest relatives of the Eudonia chlamydota that you can see in Auckland (genus Eudonia) are Eudonia philerga (about 20%), Eudonia leptalea (about 10%) and Eudonia bisinualis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eudonia chlamydota 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.
