Glaucocharis interruptus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Glaucocharis interruptus is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North and South Islands. This species inhabits native forest and scrub at lowland and subalpine altitudes. It has been observed in scrub in river valleys or in mountain ravines. Larvae of Glaucocharis species feed on mosses and liverworts. Adults can be distinguished from similar appearing species by the Y-shaped reniform. They are on the wing from October to March and it is likely this species has two broods a year.
This species was first described by Cajetan von Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 and named Crambus interruptus. In 1882 Edward Meyrick, thinking he was describing a new species, named the species Diptychophora astrosema. Meyrick went on to describe the species in detail under that name in 1883. In 1885 Meyrick placed this species in the genus Diptychophora under the name Diptychophora interrupta and synonymised Diptychophora astrosema within this species. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under the name Diptychophora interrupta... 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 Glaucocharis interruptus sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th most-seen of the 201 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Glaucocharis interruptus in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glaucocharis interruptus 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.
Only Fiordland National Park, in our data
Fiordland National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Glaucocharis interruptus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Glaucocharis
The closest relatives of the Glaucocharis interruptus that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Glaucocharis) are Glaucocharis leucoxantha (about 10%), Glaucocharis lepidella (about 10%) and Glaucocharis pyrsophanes (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glaucocharis interruptus is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (15 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.
