Eudesmia menea
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Eudesmia menea, the lunar eudesmia, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Drury in 1782. It is found from Brazil and Colombia, through Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras), to the southern United States, where it is found from southern Texas to Florida. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Eudesmia menea sighting in San José on a given day, based on 103 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 239 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Eudesmia menea in San José on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eudesmia menea sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Eudesmia menea sightings, San José has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Eudesmia menea that you can see in San José (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 20%), Turuptiana obliqua (about 10%) and Cyanopepla submacula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eudesmia menea is recorded against all the insects logged in San José (103 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.
