Syngamia florella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Syngamia florella, the orange-spotted flower moth or red waisted florella moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found from South Carolina to Florida and from Arkansas to Texas, south to the West Indies and through Mexico to Argentina. It is also found on Bermuda.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. They are on wing from July to December in most of the range, but have only been recorded from September to December in Florida. The larvae feed on Borreria brachysepala, Spermacoce laevis and Spermacoce tetraquetra. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Spotted Flower Moth sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 222nd most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Spotted Flower Moth in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Spotted Flower Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
14th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Orange-Spotted Flower Moth sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Orange-Spotted Flower Moth that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Siga pyronia (about 10%), Midila soror (about 10%) and Mung Bean Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Spotted Flower Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano 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.
