Hübner's Olive

Hübner's Olive

Sphacelodes vulneraria

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Braulio Carrillo National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

36 Verified sightings at Braulio Carrillo National Park From 2019 to 2026
396 In all 12 parks
February Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Hübner's Olive

Sphacelodes vulneraria is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The MONA or Hodges number for Sphacelodes vulneraria is 6800. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~40%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
4 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
8 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
12 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hübner's Olive in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hübner's Olive sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th 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.

When is the best time to see a Hübner's Olive in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

February

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hübner's Olive in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Hübner's Olive?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hübner's Olive sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Braulio Carrillo National Park the best place to see a Hübner's Olive?

2nd of 12

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Hübner's Olive sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Hübner's Olive live in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Hübner's Olive that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Perigramma vicina (about 20%), Synchlora gerularia (about 20%) and Leuciris institata (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Hübner's Olive sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hübner's Olive is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (36 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.

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