Automeris belti
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Automeris belti is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. A. belti is found from Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador. The wingspan is 95–100 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris belti sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 96th most-seen of the 378 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.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris belti in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Braulio Carrillo National Park's wettest months, with about 550 mm of rain against 170 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Automeris belti 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Automeris belti sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).
Same genus: Automeris
The closest relatives of the Automeris belti that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Automeris, Eyed Silkmoths) are Automeris postalbida (about 20%), Automeris zugana (about 10%) and Automeris tridens (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Automeris belti is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (21 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.
