Megalopyge lanata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and June–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
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.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Megalopyge lanata sightings, Panama City ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%) and Campo Grande (Brazil, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Megalopyge lanata that you can see in Panama City (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), White Peacock (about 30%) and Black Witch (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 Panama City (53 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.
