Megalopyge albicollis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Megalopyge albicollis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge albicollis sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April, July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge albicollis in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June, August–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Megalopyge albicollis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Megalopyge albicollis sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Megalopygidae
The closest relatives of the Megalopyge albicollis that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Megalopygidae, New World Flannel Moths) are Thoscora ribbei (about 10%) and Podalia orsilochus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megalopyge albicollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (9 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.
