Orocrambus catacaustus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Orocrambus catacaustus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has been recorded from the South Island. This species can be found in the subalpine zones as well as in mountain valleys and frequents swampy or boggy habitat or open limestone valleys. Adult moths are day flying and have been observed from December until March.
This species was first described in 1885 by Edward Meyrick and originally named Crambus catacaustus. Meyrick went on to give a more detailed description later in 1885. In May 1888 Meyrick placed this species in the genus Orocrambus. In 1912 Meyrick, thinking he was describing a new species, named this moth Orocrambus pervius. George Hudson discussed and illustrated this species under this name in his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. Hudson also discussed O. pervius in his 1951 book Fragments of New Zealand entomology arguing that this species should be considered a form of O. catacaustus. In 1962 Bleszynski and Collins synonymised O. pervius with O. catacaustus. D. E. Gaskin reexamined O. catacaustus discussing and illustrating it under this name in... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orocrambus catacaustus 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.
December to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orocrambus catacaustus in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orocrambus catacaustus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Fiordland National Park, in our data
Fiordland National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orocrambus catacaustus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Orocrambus
The closest relatives of the Orocrambus catacaustus that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Orocrambus) are Common Grass Moth (about 10%) and Orocrambus ramosellus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orocrambus catacaustus 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.
