Hemeroblemma opigena
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Hemeroblemma opigena is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Dru Drury in 1773. The species is found from Florida to Brazil. The wingspan is about 80 mm for the females. In Florida, adults are on wing in March. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hemeroblemma opigena sighting in San José on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd 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.
July to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hemeroblemma opigena in San José on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months. Those are among San José's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hemeroblemma opigena sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Hemeroblemma opigena sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Hemeroblemma opigena that you can see in San José (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 20%), Eudesmia menea (about 20%) and Turuptiana obliqua (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hemeroblemma opigena is recorded against all the insects logged in San José (7 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.
