Patagoniodes farinaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Patagoniodes farinaria, the blue stem borer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in New Zealand and Australia. It is a shoot borer that feeds on Senecio jacobaea, Senecio species and closely related plants. Adults are attracted to light and have been collected via a mercury vapour light trap. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Senecio Blue Stem Borer 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.
January, March and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Senecio Blue Stem Borer in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Senecio Blue Stem Borer sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Senecio Blue Stem Borer sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Senecio Blue Stem Borer that you can see in Auckland (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Meal Moth (about 10%), Indian-Meal Moth (about 10%) and Lesser Wax Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Senecio Blue Stem Borer 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.
