Epiphryne undosata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Epiphryne undosata, also known as the lacebark looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found on both the North and South Islands. It inhabits native forest. The larvae feed on plant species in the genera Hoheria and Plagianthus. They pupate amongst dead leaves in a silk cocoon. The adult moths have been observed on the wing all year round but are most commonly seen from November until February. The adult moths are extremely variable in both their colour intensity and wing pattern.
This species was first described by Baron Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875 using a specimen collected in Nelson by T. R. Oxley and named Cidaria undosata. In 1884 Edward Meyrick placed this species in the genus Epiphryne. However George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species in both 1898 and 1828 under the name Venusia undosata. In 1988 J. S. Dugdale discussed this species under the name Epiphryne undosata. The syntype is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
Hudson described the larva of this species as follows: slightly over 1⁄2 inch in length, rather stout, green, paler underneath... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lacebark Looper sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 201 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lacebark Looper in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lacebark 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.
Only Fiordland National Park, in our data
Fiordland National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lacebark Looper sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lacebark Looper is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (50 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.
