Bityla defigurata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Bityla defigurata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bityla defigurata sighting in Rakiura National Park on a given day, based on 8 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.
June and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bityla defigurata in Rakiura National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July–August and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bityla defigurata sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bityla defigurata sightings, Rakiura National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Egmont National Park (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Bityla defigurata that you can see in Rakiura National Park (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are New Zealand Cutworm (about 30%), Ichneutica atristriga (about 20%) and Ichneutica mollis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bityla defigurata is recorded against all the insects logged in Rakiura 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.
