Automeris zugana
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Automeris zugana is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found from Panama to western Ecuador. The habitat consists of hyperhumid tropical rain forests at altitudes between 60 and 1,400 meters.
The larvae feed on Quercus and Salix species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris zugana sighting in San José on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 189th most-seen of the 239 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.
April–May, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris zugana in San José on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Automeris zugana sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only San José, in our data
San José is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Automeris zugana sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Automeris zugana is recorded against all the insects logged in San José (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.
