Aoraia dinodes
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Aoraia dinodes is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This moth was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890 from specimens collected in Invercargill by Captain Hutton. The wingspan is 62–70 mm for males and about 70 mm for females. Adults are on wing from February to June. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aoraia dinodes sighting in Rakiura National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 118 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.
February to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Aoraia dinodes in Rakiura National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aoraia dinodes sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Rakiura National Park, in our data
Rakiura National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Aoraia dinodes sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hepialidae
The closest relatives of the Aoraia dinodes that you can see in Rakiura National Park (family Hepialidae, Swift Moths) are Bog Porina (about 30%) and Wiseana jocosa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aoraia dinodes is recorded against all the insects logged in Rakiura National Park (21 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.
