Rothschildia speculifer
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rothschildia speculifer sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 85th most-seen of the 169 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and July–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rothschildia speculifer in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rothschildia speculifer sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Rothschildia speculifer sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Fortaleza (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Rothschildia speculifer that you can see in Rio de Janeiro (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Citheronia laocoon (about 10%), Automeris naranja (about 10%) and Automeris illustris (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rothschildia speculifer is recorded against all the insects logged in Rio de Janeiro (9 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.
