Megalopyge lanata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Megalopyge lanata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1780. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 82 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, July–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Megalopyge lanata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Megalopyge lanata sightings, Valencia, Venezuela has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Campo Grande (Brazil, about 20%) and Panama City (Panama, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Megalopyge lanata that you can see in Valencia, Venezuela (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Red Peacock (about 50%), Black Witch (about 40%) and Bordered Patch (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megalopyge lanata is recorded against all the insects logged in Valencia, Venezuela (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.
