Thysania zenobia
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Thysania zenobia, the owl moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776, and is native to North and South America and the Caribbean. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Owl Moth sighting in João Pessoa on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 56 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 30% of wildlife watchers report an Owl Moth in João Pessoa on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of João Pessoa's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 20 mm in November.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Owl Moth 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.
3rd of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Owl Moth sightings, João Pessoa ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 20%) and Cali (Colombia, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Owl Moth that you can see in João Pessoa (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 20%), Ornate Bella Moth (about 10%) and Letis specularis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Owl Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in João Pessoa (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.
