Pasiphila dryas
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Pasiphila dryas is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1891. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the southern half of the North Island and throughout the South Island. The larval host plant for this species is Veronica salicifolia. Adults are most commonly on the wing from November until May and may occasionally be observed during New Zealand's winter months. The adult moth is attracted to light.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1891 using a specimen collected by George Hudson in Wellington and named Pasiphila dryas. Hudson discussed this in both his 1898 and 1924 books under the name Chloroclystis dryas. In 1988 John S. Dugdale confirmed the placement of this species in the genus Pasiphila. The male holotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Meyrick described the adult male of this species as follows: ♂. 25mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen light reddish-brown irrorated with blackish; palpi 2+1⁄2. Antennas light fuscous, ciliated with long fascicles (4). Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints whitish. Fore wings with hindmargin bowed, oblique... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pasiphila dryas sighting in Egmont National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 191 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pasiphila dryas in Egmont National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pasiphila dryas sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Pasiphila dryas sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pasiphila
The closest relatives of the Pasiphila dryas that you can see in Egmont National Park (genus Pasiphila) are Pasiphila bilineolata (about 10%) and Pasiphila plinthina (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pasiphila dryas is recorded against all the insects logged in Egmont National Park (8 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.
