Chrysodeixis eriosoma
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Chrysodeixis eriosoma, the green garden looper, known in New Zealand as the Silver Y, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Mostly cosmopolitan in distribution, it is a pest in Japan, China, India, Sri Lanka, the Malay Peninsula and Australasia. It is present in Hawaii and recorded as an incursion in mainland North America and Russia. It is morphologically identical to Chrysodeixis chalcites and the two may be sibling species.
Chrysodeixis eriosoma has a wingspan of 42 mm. Some specimens are much darker than others. Chrysodeixis eriosoma differs from C. signata in the head, thorax, and forewing having a reddish tinge; abdomen with the lateral and anal tufts often black in the male. Forewing with much more gilding on the basal, medial, and outer areas; the antemedial line more oblique, the postmedial more oblique and sinuous; the Y mark large, prominent, and golden, the arms often filled in with golden and occasionally joined to the tail.
Chrysodeixis eriosoma and Chrysodeixis chalcites moths cannot be separated morphologically, and they may be sibling species. However, they may be distinguished based on DNA sequencing, pheromones, or geographic origin as... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Garden Looper sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 72nd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Garden Looper in Auckland on a given day, against about 10% in March–May and July–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Garden Looper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Green Garden Looper sightings, Auckland has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tuen Mun (China, under 5%) and Perth (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Garden Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (94 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.
