Eudonia leptalea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Eudonia leptalea is a moth in the family Crambidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands. This species was originally named Scoparia leptalea by Edward Meyrick in 1884. Meyrick gave a description of the species in 1885. John S. Dugdale assigned this species to the genus Eudonia in 1988. However he misspelt the specific epithet leptalaea.
The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous or ochreous-grey, irrorated with dark fuscous or black, and densely irrorated with whitish. The markings are variable in distinctness and may sometimes be almost obsolete. The first line is white, margined by dark posteriorly. The second line is white and margined by dark. The hindwings are whitish-grey. The postmedian line is darker and the hindmargin is suffused with darker grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eudonia leptalea sighting in Rakiura National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 88th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Eudonia leptalea in Rakiura National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eudonia leptalea sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Eudonia leptalea sightings, Rakiura National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Fiordland National Park (New Zealand, about 10%).
Same genus: Eudonia
The closest relatives of the Eudonia leptalea 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 Eudonia leptalea is recorded against all the insects logged in Rakiura 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.
