Scoparia minusculalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eudonia minusculalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is endemic to New Zealand. Adult moths have been recorded as visiting the flowers of Leptospermum scoparium and likely feeding from and pollinating them. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scoparia minusculalis sighting in Fiordland National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 201 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scoparia minusculalis in Fiordland National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scoparia minusculalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Scoparia minusculalis sightings, Fiordland National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rakiura National Park (New Zealand, about 20%).
Same genus: Scoparia
The closest relatives of the Scoparia minusculalis that you can see in Fiordland National Park (genus Scoparia) are Boot Scoparia (about 10%), Scoparia rotuellus (about 10%) and Scoparia subitus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scoparia minusculalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Fiordland National Park (18 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.
