Phaeosaces coarctatella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Phaeosaces coarctatella is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found throughout the country. The preferred habitat of this species is native forest however they can also be found in domestic gardens. Larvae shelter in hollow twigs or under bark and emerge at night to browse on lichens. They pupate within their shelter. Adults are on the wing from September to January and are variable in their appearance. They vary both in colour, from reddish brown to a greenish yellow shade, and also in the extent of the black marking on their forewings. They are nocturnal and are attracted to light.
This species was first described by Francis Walker using specimens collected in Nelson by T. R. Oxley and named Cryptolechia coarctatella. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Phaeosaces and at the same time synonymised Phaeosaces liochroa with this species. In 1927 Alfred Philpott studied the male genitalia of Cryptolechia liochroa. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand under the name Cryptolechia liochroa. The male lectotype specimen, collected in... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phaeosaces coarctatella sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 201st 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phaeosaces coarctatella in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phaeosaces coarctatella sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Phaeosaces coarctatella sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phaeosaces coarctatella is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (36 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.
