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.