Asaphodes philpotti
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Asaphodes philpotti, also known as the bright green carpet moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been found from the central North Island as well as in the South Island. This species inhabits wet native forest and larvae are hosted by species in the genera Hydrocotyle and Cardamine.
This species was first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1927 and named Xanthorhoe philpotti. Prout named this species in honour of Alfred Philpott, the entomologist who recognised that two separate species were mixed as Xanthorhoe beata. In 1939 Prout placed this species in the genus Larentia. This placement was not accepted by New Zealand taxonomists. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Asaphodes. The male lectotype, collected at Lake Wakatipu, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Prout stated that one of the distinguishing features between A. beata and A. philpotti is the black discal spot on the forewings of A. beata which is absent or very faintly present on the forewings of A. philpotti. This species is endemic to New Zealand and can be found from the central North Island... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bright Green Carpet sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 171st 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.
December to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bright Green Carpet in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bright Green Carpet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Bright Green Carpet sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Asaphodes
The closest relatives of the Bright Green Carpet that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Asaphodes) are Exquisite Carpet (about 10%), Large Striped Carpet (about 10%) and Asaphodes aegrota (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bright Green Carpet is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (7 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.
