Physetica sequens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Physetica sequens is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found throughout the North and South Islands. It appears to be more common in the North Island than the South Island, and lives in open native shrublands, peatlands, Northland gumland, inland volcanic dunes, and Dracophyllum-dominated areas at altitudes that range from sea level to the alpine zone, up to at least 1600 m. Larvae of this species have been successfully reared on Leucopogon fasciculatus and Leptecophylla juniperina. The adults of this species are variable in appearance and are on the wing from September to March. P. sequens is similar in appearance to P. phricias but can be distinguished as P. phricias has a narrow black line along the dorsum of its forewing that P. sequens does not. P. sequens is also similar in appearance to P. cucullina however the forewing dorsum area of P. sequens does not have the narrow black line that is frequently present on P. cucullina forewings.
This species was first described by George Howes in 1912 using specimens collected by George Blundell Longstaff at Whakarewarewa and named the species Morrisonia sequens. In 1924 Edward... 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 Physetica sequens sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 128th 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.
November to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Physetica sequens in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Physetica sequens 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 Physetica sequens sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Physetica
The closest relatives of the Physetica sequens that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Physetica) are Physetica caerulea (about 10%) and Physetica longstaffii (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Physetica sequens is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (12 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.
