Stigmella aigialeia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Stigmella aigialeia is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found on both the North and South Islands. The larvae of this species are leaf miners and are known to feed on the leaves of Plagianthus divaricatus. Larvae have been recorded as feeding in April, May and September. They pupate in leaf litter on the ground under their host plant. Adults of this have been observed on the wing in January, February, September and October, in coastal locations particularly in the preferred habitat of its host plant, that is salt marshes and sandbanks.
This species was first described in 1989 by Hans Donner and Christopher Wilkinson from specimens collected in Auckland, Queen Charlotte Sound and Invercargill. The larvae of this species are pale yellow in colour and are approximately 3mm long. The wingspan of the adult moth is approximately 4 mm. The moth is grey in appearance with brown grey and then whitish forewings. The forewings have two black spots.... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stigmella aigialeia sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 11 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.
July and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stigmella aigialeia in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in August and November–June, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Stigmella aigialeia sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stigmella aigialeia is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (11 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.
