Hylesia continua
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | 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 Hylesia continua 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 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hylesia continua in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hylesia continua sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hylesia continua sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hylesia continua 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.
