Glaucocharis chrysochyta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Glaucocharis chrysochyta is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found throughout the country. It inhabits native forest. Larvae appear to feed on moss and likely pupate there. Adult moths are on the wing from November to March. They fly at night and are attracted to light.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882 and named Diptychophora chrysochyta. Meyrick gave a fuller description of this species in 1883 and explained he based his description on two specimens collected in January amongst scrub. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under that name in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1929 Alfred Philpott studied the male genitalia of this species. In 1971 David Gaskin placed this species in the genus Pareromene. In 1985 Gaskin again discussed this species and placed it in the genus Glaucocharis. The male lectotype, collected at the Auckland Domain by Meyrick, is held at the Natural History Museum, London. The binomial of this species is occasionally misspelt as G. chrysoclyta.
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Glaucocharis chrysochyta sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 237th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Glaucocharis chrysochyta in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glaucocharis chrysochyta sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Glaucocharis chrysochyta sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glaucocharis chrysochyta is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (24 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.
