Eudonia submarginalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Eudonia submarginalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is endemic to New Zealand. The larvae of this species feed on lichens, bryophytes and grasses. Adults of the species have been observed visiting the flowers of Leptospermum scoparium, Olearia virgata, Helichrysum intermedium and Dracophyllum acerosum likely feeding from and pollinating them. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Orange-Spot Scoparia sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Orange-Spot Scoparia in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in May to September, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greater Orange-Spot Scoparia sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 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 Greater Orange-Spot Scoparia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Eudonia
The closest relatives of the Greater Orange-Spot Scoparia 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 Greater Orange-Spot Scoparia is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (85 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.
