Austrocidaria callichlora
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Austrocidaria callichlora, also known as the green Coprosma carpet moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It endemic to New Zealand. This species is found in both the North and South Islands where it inhabits native shrubland and forest as well as tussock. Larvae feed on Coprosma species.
It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879 using specimens collected in the Wairarapa and named Cidaria callichlora. George Hudson described and illustrated this species under the name Hydriomena callichlora in both his 1898 book New Zealand moths and butterflies (Macro-lepidoptera) and his 1928 book The butterflies and moths of New Zealand. In 1926 Charles E. Clarke described a new subspecies of this species Hydriomena callichlora harmonica. Hudson synonymised this subspecies in his 1928 publication. J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Austrocidaria in 1971. The male holotype of this species was collected in Dunedin by F. W. Hutton and is held at that Natural History Museum, London.
Hudson described the larvae and pupae of this species as follows: The very handsome larva, which feeds on Coprosma rotundifolia, during the summer... 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 Green Coprosma Carpet 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 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.
May–June and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Coprosma Carpet in Rakiura National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, July–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Coprosma Carpet 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 Green Coprosma Carpet 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: Austrocidaria
The closest relatives of the Green Coprosma Carpet that you can see in Rakiura National Park (genus Austrocidaria) are Dark Coprosma Carpet (about 20%) and Barred Coprosma Carpet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Coprosma Carpet 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.
