Ammalo helops
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Ammalo helops is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Grenada, Trinidad, Amazonas, Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, Peru and Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ammalo helops sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 11 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Ammalo helops in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ammalo helops sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ammalo helops sightings, Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%) and Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Ammalo helops that you can see in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Horama grotei (about 50%), Hypercompe nigriplaga (about 50%) and Eucereon coenobita (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ammalo helops is recorded against all the insects logged in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (5 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.
