Pityeja histrionaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Pityeja histrionaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in Central and South America, where it has been recorded from Costa Rica, Honduras, Ecuador and Venezuela.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Myrsine coriacea. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pityeja histrionaria sighting in Bogota on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 101 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pityeja histrionaria in Bogota on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pityeja histrionaria 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.
Only Bogota, in our data
Bogota is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pityeja histrionaria sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Pityeja histrionaria that you can see in Bogota (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are White-Tipped Black (about 10%), Sericoptera mahometaria (about 10%) and Sangalopsis ficifera (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pityeja histrionaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Bogota (6 verified sightings), 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.
