Pasiphila humilis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pasiphila humilis is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1917. It is endemic to New Zealand and is most commonly observed in the South Island. The larvae feed on the flowers of species in the genus Dracophyllum. Adults are on the wing regularly from October until January.
This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1917 using specimens collected by Merlin Owen Pasco in Queenstown. In 1928 George Hudson illustrated and discussed this species under that name in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1934 Edward Meyrick, thinking he was describing a new species, named this moth Chloroclystis melanocentra. In 1971 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Pasiphila. In 1988 Dugdale synonymised Pasiphila melaocentra with P. humilis. The male holotype, collected by Pasco and held in his collection at the Southland Museum, has been lost. The female allotype, designated by Philpott, is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.
Philpott described the adults of this species as follows: ♂♀. 22-25 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen grey sprinkled with black. Palpi 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 a Pasiphila humilis sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 9 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.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pasiphila humilis in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pasiphila humilis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Pasiphila humilis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pasiphila
The closest relatives of the Pasiphila humilis that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Pasiphila) are Green Broom Pug (about 10%), Pasiphila rubella (about 10%) and Pasiphila lunata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pasiphila humilis is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (9 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.
