Citheronia brissotii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Citheronia brissotii sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 515th most-seen of the 558 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Citheronia brissotii in Buenos Aires on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Citheronia brissotii sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Citheronia brissotii sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%) and Montevideo (Uruguay, about 10%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Citheronia brissotii that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Imperial Moth (about 10%), Automeris naranja (about 10%) and Rothchild's Atlas Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Citheronia brissotii is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (5 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.
