Xanthopastis timais
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Xanthopastis timais is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the lowland areas of South and Central America and in the Caribbean. In the south, it ranges to northern Argentina. It was previously also recorded from North America, but these records refer to Xanthopastis regnatrix. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xanthopastis timais sighting in Brasilia on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 60th most-seen of the 102 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xanthopastis timais in Brasilia on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xanthopastis timais 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 4 cities where we can rate Xanthopastis timais sightings, Brasilia has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Xanthopastis timais that you can see in Brasilia (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White Peacock (about 30%), Coconut Caterpillar (about 20%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xanthopastis timais is recorded against all the insects logged in Brasilia (7 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.
