Trachypepla amphileuca
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Trachypepla amphileuca is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North Island. This species inhabits native forest. Adults are on the wing from October to January and are attracted to light. The wing pattern of T. amphileuca is said to imitate the appearance of bird droppings.
This species was first described in 1914 by Edward Meyrick and named Trachypepla amphileuca using a specimen collected in Wainuiomata by George Hudson in December. In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. The male holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Meyrick described the adult male of the species as follows: ♂. 16 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous sprinkled with whitish. Antennal ciliations 1. Thorax white, anterior margin narrowly dark fuscous. Abdomen light grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; white, with a very faint ochreous tinge; a dark-fuscous wedge-shaped spot along basal sixth of costa; a broad direct... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Trachypepla amphileuca sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 395th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trachypepla amphileuca in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in December to September, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Trachypepla amphileuca sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Trachypepla amphileuca is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (12 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.
