Elysius melanoplaga
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Elysius melanoplaga is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Ecuador and Bolivia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elysius melanoplaga sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 127 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elysius melanoplaga in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, August–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elysius melanoplaga sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Elysius melanoplaga sightings, Chirripó National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Elysius melanoplaga that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Cosmosoma joavana (about 10%), Eucereon tigrata (about 10%) and Amastus aconia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elysius melanoplaga is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (6 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.
