Little Orange-Spot Scoparia

Little Orange-Spot Scoparia

Eudonia minualis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Auckland

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

54 Verified sightings at Auckland
October Best month

About the Little Orange-Spot Scoparia

Eudonia minualis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is endemic to New Zealand. The larvae feed on mosses on the bark of Olearia bullata and Olearia hectorii. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Little Orange-Spot Scoparia in Auckland?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Orange-Spot Scoparia sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 122nd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Little Orange-Spot Scoparia in Auckland?

October and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Orange-Spot Scoparia in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in January, May and July–September, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Little Orange-Spot Scoparia?

Only Auckland, in our data

Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Little Orange-Spot Scoparia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Little Orange-Spot Scoparia live in Auckland?

Same genus: Eudonia

The closest relatives of the Little 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.

Where does the Little Orange-Spot Scoparia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Little Orange-Spot Scoparia is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (54 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.

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