Izatha peroneanella
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Izatha peroneanella, also known as the small lichen moth or the green lichen tuft, is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found throughout the North Island, other than the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Lichen Tuft Moth sighting in Egmont National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 191 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.
March and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Lichen Tuft Moth in Egmont National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Lichen Tuft Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Egmont National Park, in our data
Egmont National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green Lichen Tuft Moth sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Oecophoridae
The closest relatives of the Green Lichen Tuft Moth that you can see in Egmont National Park (family Oecophoridae, Concealer Moths) are Gymnobathra tholodella (about 10%), Atomotricha isogama (about 10%) and Pink-Tipped Yellow Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Lichen Tuft Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Egmont National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
