Megalopyge lanata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Megalopyge lanata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1780. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata sighting in Campo Grande on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 21 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata in Campo Grande on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Megalopyge lanata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Megalopyge lanata sightings, Campo Grande ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Megalopyge lanata that you can see in Campo Grande (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White Peacock (about 20%), Bordered Patch (about 20%) and Tropical Checkered-Skipper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megalopyge lanata is recorded against all the insects logged in Campo Grande (8 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.
