Lebeau's Silk Moth

Lebeau's Silk Moth

Rothschildia lebeau

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

8 Verified sightings at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park From 2019 to 2026
32 In all 4 parks
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
2 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
2 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lebeau's Silk Moth in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lebeau's Silk Moth sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 52 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lebeau's Silk Moth in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

February and September–December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lebeau's Silk Moth in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lebeau's Silk Moth?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lebeau's Silk Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Which relatives of the Lebeau's Silk Moth live in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Lebeau's Silk Moth that you can see in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Banded Peacock (about 40%), White Peacock (about 30%) and White-Tipped Cycadian (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lebeau's Silk Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lebeau's Silk Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (8 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.

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