Simena luctifera
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Simena luctifera sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 80 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.
February and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Simena luctifera in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months. Those are among Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park's driest months, with about 80 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 Simena luctifera sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Simena luctifera sightings, Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Simena luctifera that you can see in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Oospila venezuelata (about 20%) and Hübner's Olive (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Simena luctifera is recorded against all the insects logged in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (7 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.
