Anticla antica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anticla antica is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Venezuela. Familia: Bombycidae || Subfamilia: Epiinae || Genus: Anticla || Species: Anticla antica Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anticla antica sighting in Corcovado National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 116 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anticla antica in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Corcovado National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 770 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anticla antica sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
7th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Anticla antica sightings, Corcovado National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Anticla antica that you can see in Corcovado National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Urania Swallowtail Moth (about 40%), Banded Peacock (about 40%) and Amathonte Morpho (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anticla antica is recorded against all the insects logged in Corcovado National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
