Scoparia halopis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Scoparia halopis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it has been recorded as far south as the Auckland Islands. New Zealand lepidopterist Brian Patrick notes that "when I was young growing up in Invercargill, I reared an adult from larvae found in soil - so probably a sod webworm by lifestyle." According to Patrick, this species is "common and widely distributed from sub-Antarctic northwards in both natural and suburban settings" in New Zealand.
Adults are attracted to light and have been collected via a mercury vapour light trap. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scoparia halopis 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.
February–March and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scoparia halopis in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scoparia halopis 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Scoparia halopis sightings, Fiordland National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rakiura National Park (New Zealand, about 20%) and Egmont National Park (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same genus: Scoparia
The closest relatives of the Scoparia halopis that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Scoparia) are Scoparia minusculalis (about 10%), Boot Scoparia (about 10%) and Scoparia rotuellus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scoparia halopis 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.
