Ctenoplusia albostriata
In 3 days ~10%
Ctenoplusia albostriata, the eastern streaked plusia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, eastern Asia and the Pacific, including Borneo, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, most of Australia and New Zealand.
This species was first described by Otto Bremer and William Grey in 1853 and originally named Plusia albostriata. George Hudson, in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand, described and illustrated this species under the name Plusia oxygramma.
The wingspan is about 30–42 mm. Palpi with short third joint. Hind femur of male not tufted with long hair. Head and thorax and forewings are full brown with a grey tinge. Sub-basal, antemedial and postmedial waved lines are brownish and indistinct. Orbicular narrow, elongate and brownish with white edges. There is a white streak found on median nervure conjoined to a brown streak with pale edges on vein 2, terminating at the postmedial line. A dark dentate submarginal line present. Hindwings fuscous with pale base.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Conyza bonariensis and several other Asteraceae species, as well as Dichrostachys cinerea. Other recorded food... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Streaked Plusia sighting in Melbourne on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 808th most-seen of the 875 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Streaked Plusia in Melbourne on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Eastern Streaked Plusia sightings, Melbourne ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, about 10%), Tokyo (Japan, under 5%) and Osaka (Japan, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Streaked Plusia is recorded against all the insects logged in Melbourne (5 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.
