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Parallelia expediens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Dysgonia expediens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in South America, including Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parallelia expediens 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 178th 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.
May–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parallelia expediens in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parallelia expediens sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Parallelia expediens sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Parallelia expediens that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Feigeria herilia (about 10%), Black Witch (about 10%) and Dysgonia purpurata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parallelia expediens 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.
