Vanicela disjunctella
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Vanicela disjunctella, also known as Titoki moth, is a species of moth in the family Roeslerstammiidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is endemic to New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Titoki Moth sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 80th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Titoki Moth in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in August and September, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Titoki Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Titoki Moth that you can see in Auckland (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Monarch (about 30%), Oriental Leafworm Moth (about 20%) and Epyaxa lucidata (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Titoki Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (97 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.
