Eudesmia menea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eudesmia menea, the lunar eudesmia, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Drury in 1782. It is found from Brazil and Colombia, through Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras), to the southern United States, where it is found from southern Texas to Florida. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eudesmia menea sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 75 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 and October–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Eudesmia menea in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, August–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eudesmia menea sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Eudesmia menea sightings, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 20%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Eudesmia menea that you can see in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 20%), Latebraria amphipyroides (about 10%) and Horama plumipes (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eudesmia menea is recorded against all the insects logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (12 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.
