Pōhutukawa Button Scale

Pōhutukawa Button Scale

Lecanochiton actites

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Auckland

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

9 Verified sightings at Auckland
June Best month

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
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pōhutukawa Button Scale in Auckland?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pōhutukawa Button Scale sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 459th 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.

When is the best time to see a Pōhutukawa Button Scale in Auckland?

May–June and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pōhutukawa Button Scale in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–April, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Pōhutukawa Button Scale?

Only Auckland, in our data

Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pōhutukawa Button Scale sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Pōhutukawa Button Scale live in Auckland?

Same family: Coccidae

The closest relatives of the Pōhutukawa Button Scale that you can see in Auckland (family Coccidae, Soft scales) are Soft Wax Scale (about 10%), Gahnia Glassy Scale (about 10%) and Chinese Wax Scale (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pōhutukawa Button Scale sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pōhutukawa Button Scale is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (9 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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