Automeris postalbida
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Automeris postalbida is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by William Schaus in 1900. It is found from Costa Rica to Ecuador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris postalbida sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 378 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris postalbida in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Automeris postalbida sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Automeris postalbida sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Automeris
The closest relatives of the Automeris postalbida that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Automeris, Eyed Silkmoths) are Automeris belti (about 10%), 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 postalbida is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (41 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.
