Phobetron hipparchia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Phobetron hipparchia, the monkey slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil and Argentina. The larvae feed on Gliricidia sepium. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 2 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Monkey Slug Moth sighting in Manaus on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 86 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Monkey Slug Moth in Manaus on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August–October and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Manaus's wettest months, with about 270 mm of rain against 50 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Monkey Slug Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Monkey Slug Moth sightings, Manaus ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Asuncion (Paraguay, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Monkey Slug Moth that you can see in Manaus (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White Witch (about 30%), Dirce Beauty (about 30%) and Streaked Sphinx (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Monkey Slug Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Manaus (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.
