Zapyrastra calliphana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Zapyrastra calliphana is a species of moth of the family Momphidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is found throughout New Zealand including at the Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands as well as at the Norfolk Islands. The preferred habitat of this species are native forest clearings, shrubland or coastal habitat such as scrub or dunes. The larvae of this species are leaf miners and are hosted by Muehlenbeckia species. There are likely several generations during the New Zealand summer and one generation overwinters as pupae. This species is a day flying moth and adults can be observed on the wing from October to March.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 using specimens collected at Christchurch and the Bealey River. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. The male lectotype specimen, designated by J. S. Dugdale in 1988, was collected at Riccarton Bush in Christchurch and is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Meyrick described this species as follows: ♂♀. 9. 5-8mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark shining... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Zapyrastra calliphana sighting in Auckland on a given day, based on 9 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zapyrastra calliphana in Auckland on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Only Auckland, in our data
Auckland is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Zapyrastra calliphana sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Zapyrastra calliphana 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 Zapyrastra calliphana is recorded against all the insects logged in Auckland (9 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.
