Thoscora ribbei
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thoscora ribbei sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 378 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April–May and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thoscora ribbei in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thoscora ribbei sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Thoscora ribbei sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Megalopygidae
The closest relatives of the Thoscora ribbei that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Megalopygidae, New World Flannel Moths) are Megalopyge albicollis (about 30%), Strawberry Cake Moth (about 10%) and Podalia thanatos (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thoscora ribbei is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (20 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.
