Idalus dares
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Idalus dares is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1894. It is found in Costa Rica and Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Idalus dares sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 80 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Idalus dares in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May, August and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park's driest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 360 mm in September.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Idalus dares 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 Idalus dares sightings, Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Idalus dares that you can see in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cissura plumbea (about 20%), Chetone angulosa (about 10%) and Cisthene tessellata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Idalus dares is recorded against all the insects logged in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (9 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.
