Netelia ephippiata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Netelia ephippiata is a species of Ichneumonidae wasp endemic to New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Netelia ephippiata sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 395th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Netelia ephippiata in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Netelia ephippiata 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 Netelia ephippiata sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Ichneumonidae
The closest relatives of the Netelia ephippiata that you can see in Auckland (family Ichneumonidae, Ichneumonid Wasps) are Lemon Tree Borer Parasitoid Wasp (about 10%), Glabridorsum stokesii (about 10%) and Black-Tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Netelia ephippiata is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (11 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.
