Gellonia pannularia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Gellonia pannularia, the lesser brown evening moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1868. It is endemic to New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Brown Evening Moth sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 425th 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.
November and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Brown Evening Moth in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Brown Evening Moth 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 Lesser Brown Evening Moth sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Brown Evening Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (10 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.
