Orocrambus ramosellus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Orocrambus ramosellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Henry Doubleday in 1843. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded in the North and South Islands. The habitat of this species consists of pastures.
The wingspan is 23–29 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to July. The larvae feed on Festuca novaezealandiae, Poa cita (formerly Poa caespitosa), Agrostis tenuis, Alopercus pratensis, Bromus catharticus and Poa annua. 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 ramosellus sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 74th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orocrambus ramosellus in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orocrambus ramosellus 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.
Only Fiordland National Park, in our data
Fiordland National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orocrambus ramosellus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Orocrambus
The closest relatives of the Orocrambus ramosellus that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Orocrambus) are Common Grass Moth (about 10%) and Orocrambus catacaustus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orocrambus ramosellus is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (11 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.
