Tithraustes noctiluces
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Tithraustes noctiluces is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador. It is the smallest species in the genus Tithraustes with a forewing length of 10.5–13 mm for males. Larvae have been reared on Heliconia latispatha and palms in four different genera: Asterogyne martiana, Calyptrogyne trichostachys, Chamaedorea tepejilote and Geonoma cuneata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tithraustes noctiluces sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 177th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tithraustes noctiluces in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, 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 Tithraustes noctiluces sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and 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 Tithraustes noctiluces sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Notodontidae
The closest relatives of the Tithraustes noctiluces that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Notodontidae, Prominent Moths) are Dioptis longipennis (about 10%), Isostyla zetila (about 10%) and Pseudantiora contingata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tithraustes noctiluces is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (11 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.
