Cyanopepla scintillans
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cyanopepla scintillans is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1872. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyanopepla scintillans sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 290th most-seen of the 378 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cyanopepla scintillans in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Braulio Carrillo National Park's driest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 550 mm in November.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cyanopepla scintillans 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Cyanopepla scintillans sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Cyanopepla scintillans that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Walker's Moth (about 40%), Emeraldine (about 20%) and Black Witch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cyanopepla scintillans is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (6 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.
