Austrocidaria cedrinodes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Austrocidaria cedrinodes is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North, South and Stewart Islands. Although widespread across the country A. cedrinodes is regarded as being a scarce species. It inhabits open native scrubland populated with species of Leptospermum, Dracophyllum as well as species in the genus Coprosma. This latter genus contains the larval host plants of A. cedrinodes. Adults are on the wing commonly from September until February and are nocturnal and attracted to light.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911 using two specimens collected at 4200 ft on the Mount Arthur tableland at night on Hebe blossoms by George Hudson. Meyrick originally named the species Xanthorhoe cedrinodes. In 1913 Alfred Philpott, thinking he was describing a new species, named this species Xanthorhoe undulata. This name was synonymised by Meyrick in 1917. In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand under the name Xanthorhoe cedrinodes. In 1939 Louis Beethoven... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Austrocidaria cedrinodes sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th most-seen of the 201 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Austrocidaria cedrinodes in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Austrocidaria cedrinodes 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 Fiordland National Park, in our data
Fiordland National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Austrocidaria cedrinodes sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Austrocidaria
The closest relatives of the Austrocidaria cedrinodes that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Austrocidaria) are Green Coprosma Carpet (about 10%), Dark Coprosma Carpet (about 10%) and Austrocidaria umbrosa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Austrocidaria cedrinodes is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland 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.
