Parasa wellesca
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | 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 | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parasa wellesca sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Parasa wellesca in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–January, the lowest months. Those are among Chirripó National Park's driest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 690 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parasa wellesca sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Parasa wellesca 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, about 10%).
Same family: Limacodidae
The closest relatives of the Parasa wellesca that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Limacodidae, Slug Caterpillar Moths) are Euclea plugma (about 10%) and Acharia hyperoche (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parasa wellesca is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (11 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.
