Pogonorhinus opacus

Pogonorhinus opacus

Pogonorhinus opacus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Auckland

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

7 Verified sightings at Auckland
November 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 Pogonorhinus opacus in Auckland?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pogonorhinus opacus sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 527th 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 Pogonorhinus opacus in Auckland?

January, March and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pogonorhinus opacus in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–October and December, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Pogonorhinus opacus?

Only Auckland, in our data

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

Which relatives of the Pogonorhinus opacus live in Auckland?

Same family: Curculionidae

The closest relatives of the Pogonorhinus opacus that you can see in Auckland (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Fuller's Rose Weevil (about 10%), White-Fringed Weevil (about 10%) and Cleonus confessus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pogonorhinus opacus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pogonorhinus opacus is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (7 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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