Thysania zenobia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Thysania zenobia, the owl moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1776, and is native to North and South America and the Caribbean. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Owl Moth sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 502nd most-seen of the 832 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.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Owl Moth in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months. That is one of São Paulo's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 35 mm in August.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Owl Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
10th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Owl Moth sightings, São Paulo ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic, about 20%), Cali (Colombia, about 20%) and João Pessoa (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Owl Moth that you can see in São Paulo (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Apistosia judas (about 10%), Black Witch (about 10%) and Argyroeides ophion (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Owl Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (10 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.
