Pasiphila punicea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pasiphila punicea is a moth of the family Geometridae. This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1923. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the North and South Islands. The species inhabits native forest and scrub and has an affinity for Veronica species.
This species for first described in 1923 by Alfred Philpott and originally named Chloroclystis punicea. In 1928 George Hudson illustrated and discussed this species under that name in his book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1971 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Pasiphila. The male holotype, collected by Philpott at Rowallan in Fiordland, is held at the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.
Philpott described the male of this species as follows: ♂. 25mm. Head green mixed with yellow. Palpiochreous. Antennae shaft ochreous, annulated with brown, ciliations 4. Thorax green, densely mixed with ochreous and golden scales. Abdomen green, much mix with blackish on basal segments and with ochreous on apical ones; anal tuft whitish; a black spot on five or six median segments. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior tarsi annulated with dark fuscous. Forewings... 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 punicea 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 and January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pasiphila punicea in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pasiphila punicea sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 punicea sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pasiphila
The closest relatives of the Pasiphila punicea 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 punicea 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.
