Meterana stipata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Meterana stipata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865 from specimens collected in Auckland. It is endemic to New Zealand. Adults are attracted to light and have been collected via a mercury vapour light trap. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Brown Owlet 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 171st 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.
March and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Brown Owlet in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–November, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mottled Brown Owlet 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mottled Brown Owlet sightings, Fiordland National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rakiura National Park (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same genus: Meterana
The closest relatives of the Mottled Brown Owlet that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Meterana) are Meterana dotata (about 10%), Meterana asterope (about 10%) and Meterana levis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mottled Brown Owlet 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.
