Austramathes purpurea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Austramathes purpurea is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found throughout the North and South Islands but has yet to be recorded at Stewart Island. It inhabits native forest. This species might possibly be confused with A. pessota, however this latter species does not have the purple hue to the forewings. The larvae of A. purpurea feed primarily on māhoe but have been recorded as feeding on, and have been reared on, narrow-leaved māhoe. The larvae pupate in a silken cocoon on moss covered ground. Adults can be found on the wing during the months of March to January but mainly occur during New Zealand's late autumn, winter, and spring. Light trapping may not be the most efficient technique for collecting this species.
This species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879 and named Graphiphora purpurea. In 1887 Edward Meyrick, thinking he was describing a new species, again named this moth Xanthia ceramodes. Having realised his error, in 1888 Meyrick synonymised this name but placed the species within the Xanthia genus. In 1906 George Hampson described the new genus Austramathes and placed this species within... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small-Eyed Owlet sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 242nd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small-Eyed Owlet in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in January to May, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Small-Eyed Owlet sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Small-Eyed Owlet that you can see in Auckland (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Oriental Leafworm Moth (about 20%), Ipsilon Dart Moth (about 20%) and Scar Bank Gem (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small-Eyed Owlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (24 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.
