Pyroderces aellotricha
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Pyroderces aellotricha, also known as the Cosmet moth, is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in New Zealand, in Australia and the Cook Islands. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 and named Proterocosma aellotricha. Meyrick, when first describing the species, used two specimens collected in Hamilton in January. In 1915 Meyrick placed this species within the genus Pyroderces. The female lectotype, collected in Hamilton, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Meyrick described the species as follows: ♂♀. 10-12mm. Head and thorax reddish - ochreous; face ochreous-whitish. Palpi white, second joint with three ochreous rings, terminal joint with three black rings. Antennae white, ringed with black. Abdomen grey, towards base pale-ochreous. Legs whitish, banded with blackish. Forewings elongate, very narrow, long-pointed; vein 5 separate, 6 present; reddish-ochreous, tending to become whitish-ochreous round markings and towards base of inner margin; markings ochreous-white, closely irrorated with black; an irregular oblique fascia from 1⁄4 of costa, not reaching inner margin, emitting a short streak from posterior... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pyroderces aellotricha sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 139th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pyroderces aellotricha in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pyroderces aellotricha sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pyroderces aellotricha is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (53 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.
