Eumetriochroa aethalota
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Eumetriochroa aethalota is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from New Zealand. This species was originally described by Edward Meyrick in 1880. In 2019 Robert Hoare proposed that this species be provisionally assigned to the genus Eumetriochroa. However as this proposal needs further investigation this species is also currently known as Eumetriochroa (s.l.) aetholata.
The larval host plants are species in the genus Parsonsia including Parsonsia capsularis and Parsonsia heterophylla. The larvae mine both the stems and leaves of these plants. Wikipedia →
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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 Eumetriochroa aethalota sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 495th 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.
May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eumetriochroa aethalota in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December–April, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eumetriochroa aethalota sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eumetriochroa aethalota is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (9 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.
