Megalopyge lanata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 27 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.
January, August–September and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and October, 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Megalopyge lanata sightings, Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Megalopyge lanata that you can see in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Monarch (about 40%), Blue Monarch (about 40%) and Pipevine Swallowtail (about 30%), 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 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (7 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.
