Apistosia judas
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Apistosia judas is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1827. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apistosia judas sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 194 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 832 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, April and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Apistosia judas in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apistosia judas sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Apistosia judas sightings, São Paulo ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Manaus (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Apistosia judas that you can see in São Paulo (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 10%), Argyroeides ophion (about 10%) and Carales astur (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apistosia judas is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (194 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.
