Mapeta xanthomelas
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Mapeta xanthomelas is a species of snout moth and the type species in the genus Mapeta. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from Jamaica and Mexico to Venezuela. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mapeta xanthomelas sighting in San José on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 210th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and July–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mapeta xanthomelas in San José on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and November–January, the lowest months.
Only San José, in our data
San José is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mapeta xanthomelas sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Mapeta xanthomelas that you can see in San José (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Monarch (about 30%), Banded Peacock (about 30%) and Rusty-Tipped Page (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mapeta xanthomelas is recorded against all the insects logged in San José (5 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.
