What are the chances of seeing a Hylesia aeneides in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hylesia aeneides sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 325th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Hylesia aeneides in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
March–April and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hylesia aeneides in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Hylesia aeneides?
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hylesia aeneides 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.
Where else can you see a Hylesia aeneides?
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 Hylesia aeneides sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Hylesia aeneides sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hylesia aeneides is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (5 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.