Planotortrix flammea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Planotortrix flammea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described in 1956 by John Salmon using a specimen collected by him at Homer Forks Fiordland in mid January. Salmon named the species Bactra flammea. In 1966, John S. Dugdale placed this species with the genus Planotortrix.
This species is endemic to New Zealand. It can be found in Gisborne, Taupō, Taranaki, Nelson, Buller, North and Mid Canterbury, Mackenzie country and Fiordland. The species inhabits coastal to alpine habitat. The larvae feed on Veronica odora, Veronica salicifolia, Veronica stricta and Veronica subalpina. Other hosts include Veronica elliptica and Veronica pauciramosa.
Image of holotype specimen held at Te Papa Tongarewa Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Planotortrix flammea sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th 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.
March and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Planotortrix flammea in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Planotortrix flammea 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 Planotortrix flammea sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tortricidae
The closest relatives of the Planotortrix flammea that you can see in Fiordland National Park (family Tortricidae, Tortricid Leafroller Moths) are Capua semiferana (about 10%), Blackheaded Leafroller (about 10%) and Leucotenes coprosmae (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Planotortrix flammea is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (8 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.
