Eacles ormondei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Eacles ormondei is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in tropical America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles ormondei sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 198th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–April, June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles ormondei in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eacles ormondei sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Eacles ormondei sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%), Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Eacles ormondei that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Pseudodirphia menander (about 10%), Orizaba Silkmoth (about 10%) and Therinia transversaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eacles ormondei is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (7 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.
