Calonotos tiburtus
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Panama City

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Panama City
15 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Calonotos tiburtus

Calonotos tiburtus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Guyana and Suriname. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
2 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Calonotos tiburtus in Panama City?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calonotos tiburtus sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Calonotos tiburtus in Panama City?

February to June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calonotos tiburtus in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in July to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Calonotos tiburtus?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Calonotos tiburtus sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Where else can you see a Calonotos tiburtus?

Only Panama City, in our data

Panama City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Calonotos tiburtus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Calonotos tiburtus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Calonotos tiburtus is recorded against all the insects logged in Panama City (10 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.

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