Diaphania exclusalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Diaphania exclusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Diaphania exclusalis sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 256th 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.
February and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Diaphania exclusalis in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Diaphania exclusalis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Braulio Carrillo National Park, in our data
Braulio Carrillo National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Diaphania exclusalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Diaphania exclusalis that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Conchylodes nolckenialis (about 20%), Asturodes fimbriauralis (about 10%) and Desmia bajulalis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Diaphania exclusalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (7 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.
