Celery Pine Looper

Celery Pine Looper

Pseudocoremia monacha

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Fiordland National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Fiordland National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
January Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Celery Pine Looper

Pseudocoremia monacha is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Adults of this species pollinate Veronica salicifolia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Celery Pine Looper in Fiordland National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Celery Pine Looper sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 5 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.

When is the best time to see a Celery Pine Looper in Fiordland National Park?

November to January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Celery Pine Looper in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Celery Pine Looper?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Celery Pine Looper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Celery Pine Looper?

Only Fiordland National Park, in our data

Fiordland National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Celery Pine Looper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Celery Pine Looper live in Fiordland National Park?

Same genus: Pseudocoremia

The closest relatives of the Celery Pine Looper that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Pseudocoremia) are Brown Forest Flash (about 20%), Common Forest Looper (about 20%) and Pseudocoremia terrena (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Celery Pine Looper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Celery Pine Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (5 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.

← Back to Fiordland National Park