Declana leptomera
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Ipana leptomera is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Originally described by Francis Walker in 1858, the species was moved to the genus Declana in 1898. In 2023, the genus Ipana was reinstated, with Ipana leptomera becoming the type species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Manuka Looper sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 104th most-seen of the 689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Manuka Looper in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in July and August, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Manuka Looper sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: 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 Spotted Manuka Looper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Manuka Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (66 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.
