Pasiphila melochlora
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pasiphila melochlora, also known as the Green Broom Pug, is a 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 and South Islands. P. melochlora inhabits native forest with larvae feeding on New Zealand-native broom as well as Clianthus maximus. This species pupates in a pupa attached to an object on the surface of the ground. Adults have been observed on the wing every month of the year apart from July.
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911 using specimens collected by George Hudson at Ōtira River and originally named Chloroclystis melochlora. In 1928 Hudson illustrated and discussed this species under that name in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Hudson, in 1939, also discussed this species, describing and illustrating the larvae. In 1971 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Pasiphila. The male lectotype specimen, collected at Ōtira River by Hudson, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Hudson described the larva of this species as follows: Length about 1 inch (21 mm.). Cylindrical... 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 Green Broom Pug sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 201 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Green Broom Pug in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Broom Pug sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and 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 Green Broom Pug sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pasiphila
The closest relatives of the Green Broom Pug that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Pasiphila) are Pasiphila rubella (about 10%), Pasiphila lunata (about 10%) and Pasiphila punicea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Broom Pug is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (26 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.
