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Idaea mutanda
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Idaea mutanda is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Warren in 1888. It is found in Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Idaea mutanda sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 207 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Idaea mutanda in Auckland on a given day, against about 10% in February to September, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Idaea mutanda 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 Idaea mutanda sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Idaea mutanda that you can see in Auckland (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Epyaxa lucidata (about 20%), Apple Looper (about 20%) and Cabbage Tree Moth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Idaea mutanda is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (207 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.
