Austrocidaria callichlora
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Austrocidaria callichlora, also known as the green Coprosma carpet moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It endemic to New Zealand. This species is found in both the North and South Islands where it inhabits native shrubland and forest as well as tussock. Larvae feed on Coprosma species.
It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879 using specimens collected in the Wairarapa and named Cidaria callichlora. George Hudson described and illustrated this species under the name Hydriomena callichlora in both his 1898 book New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera) and his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1926 Charles E. Clarke described a new subspecies of this species Hydriomena callichlora harmonica. Hudson synonymised this subspecies in his 1928 publication. J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Austrocidaria in 1971. The male holotype of this species was collected in Dunedin by F. W. Hutton and is held at that Natural History Museum, London.
Hudson described the larvae and pupae of this species as follows: The very handsome larva, which feeds on Coprosma rotundifolia, during the summer... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Coprosma Carpet sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Coprosma Carpet in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–October, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Coprosma Carpet sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Green Coprosma Carpet sightings, Fiordland National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Rakiura National Park (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same genus: Austrocidaria
The closest relatives of the Green Coprosma Carpet that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Austrocidaria) are Dark Coprosma Carpet (about 10%), Austrocidaria umbrosa (about 10%) and Austrocidaria cedrinodes (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Coprosma Carpet is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (16 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.
