Anisolabis littorea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Anisolabis littorea (Māori: mata), commonly known as the seashore earwig, is a species of earwig in the family Anisolabididae. This species is said to be endemic to New Zealand but other publications state the species is also found in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania.
The species was first described in 1846 by Adam White and originally named Forficula littorea. The type specimen of this species is held at the Natural History Museum, London. White in his original description of the species described it as follows:
Deep blackish brown, with fulvous legs; head somewhat triangular, the sides behind the eyes rounded, very deep blackish brown; labrum, cibarial organs and antennae fulvo-testaceous; two fulvous spots on the head, one close to the inside of each eye, a short, fulvous line on the middle of the hind part; antennae with at least nineteen joints, first joint the longest, second very short, third three times the length of second, fourth a little longer than the second, the others gradually increasing in length; prothorax square, fulvous in front, with a short, impressed line in the middle; abdomen widest about the seventh joint, deep blackish... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mata sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 618th 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.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mata in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mata is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (5 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.
