Eudonia aspidota
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Eudonia aspidota is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in New Zealand and can be found in the North, South and Stewart Islands. The species inhabits native forest and its larvae lives on mosses. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1884 and named Xeroscopa aspidota. Meyrick added further detail when he described the species in 1885. In 1913 Meyrick placed the species within the genus Scoparia. George Hudson described and illustrated this species in the book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1988 John S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Eudonia. The male lectotype, collected at Ben Lomond by Meyrick, is held at the Natural History Museum, London.
The wingspan is 22–26 mm. The forewings are light ochreous, sometimes mixed with reddish-ochreous. There is a black white-margined triangular spot on the costa. The hindwings are pale grey with a darker grey post medial and hind marginal line.
Although the wing markings of this species attract attention, they also imitate bird droppings. This mimicry offers protection to E. aspidota when it is not in flight. E. aspidota is endemic in New Zealand... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bold Scoparia sighting in Rakiura National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 118 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bold Scoparia in Rakiura National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bold Scoparia sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bold Scoparia sightings, Rakiura National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Fiordland National Park (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same genus: Eudonia
The closest relatives of the Bold Scoparia that you can see in Rakiura National Park (genus Eudonia) are Eudonia philerga (about 20%), Eudonia octophora (about 20%) and Greater Orange-Spot Scoparia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bold Scoparia is recorded against all the insects logged in Rakiura National Park (5 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.
