Pinion-Streaked Snout

Pinion-Streaked Snout

Schrankia costaestrigalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Fiordland National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Fiordland National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
March Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Pinion-Streaked Snout

Schrankia costaestrigalis, the pinion-streaked snout, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Europe, the Canaries, Madeira, Syria, Armenia. It is also present in New Zealand. The species closely resembles Crambidae or Pyralidae species. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
~10%
2 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pinion-Streaked Snout in Fiordland National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pinion-Streaked Snout sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 5 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.

When is the best time to see a Pinion-Streaked Snout in Fiordland National Park?

January and March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pinion-Streaked Snout in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pinion-Streaked Snout?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pinion-Streaked Snout sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Pinion-Streaked Snout?

Only Fiordland National Park, in our data

Fiordland National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pinion-Streaked Snout sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Pinion-Streaked Snout live in Fiordland National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Pinion-Streaked Snout that you can see in Fiordland National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Slender Owlet Moth (about 10%), Western Tiger Moth (about 10%) and New Zealand Magpie Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pinion-Streaked Snout sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pinion-Streaked Snout is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (5 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.

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