Eacles penelope
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Eacles penelope is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in South America, including Ecuador. The wingspan reaches 185 mm. The larvae feed on oak. Images Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles penelope sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles penelope in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month. September has too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eacles penelope sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 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 Eacles penelope sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eacles penelope is recorded against all the insects logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (16 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.
