Poecilasthena pulchraria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Poecilasthena pulchraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand. It was first described by Edward Doubleday in 1843 and named Acidalia pulchraria. The green looping caterpillars feed on the flowers, developing fruits and older foliage of Astroloma species in Australia and on Leucopogon fasciculatus in New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Native Cranberry Moth sighting in Perth on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 254th most-seen of the 275 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.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Native Cranberry Moth in Perth on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Perth's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 130 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Native Cranberry Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Native Cranberry Moth sightings, Perth ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Auckland (New Zealand, about 10%) and Melbourne (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Native Cranberry Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Perth (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.
