Eudesmia menea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eudesmia menea sighting in San Pedro Sula on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th most-seen of the 79 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February to May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Eudesmia menea in San Pedro Sula on a given day, against under 5% in July to January, the lowest months. Those are among San Pedro Sula's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in October.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Eudesmia menea sightings, San Pedro Sula ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in San José (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eudesmia menea is recorded against all the insects logged in San Pedro Sula (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.
