Meterana levis

Meterana levis

Meterana levis

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

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

6 Verified sightings at Fiordland National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
November Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Meterana levis

Meterana levis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. 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.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Meterana levis in Fiordland National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meterana levis sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th 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 Meterana levis in Fiordland National Park?

November

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Meterana levis 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 Meterana levis?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Meterana levis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Meterana levis?

Only Fiordland National Park, in our data

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

Which relatives of the Meterana levis live in Fiordland National Park?

Same genus: Meterana

The closest relatives of the Meterana levis that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Meterana) are Meterana dotata (about 10%), Meterana asterope (about 10%) and Yellow-Bordered Owlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Meterana levis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Meterana levis is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (6 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.

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