Citheronia brissotii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | 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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Citheronia brissotii sighting in Montevideo on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 100 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Citheronia brissotii in Montevideo on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–September and December, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Citheronia brissotii sightings, Montevideo ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Citheronia brissotii that you can see in Montevideo (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Automeris naranja (about 20%), Imperial Moth (about 10%) and Hylesia nigricans (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 Montevideo (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.
