Lebeau's Silk Moth

Lebeau's Silk Moth

Rothschildia lebeau

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

7 Verified sightings at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park From 2019 to 2026
32 In all 4 parks
September Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
2 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
2 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lebeau's Silk Moth in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lebeau's Silk Moth sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 304th most-seen of the 431 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.

When is the best time to see a Lebeau's Silk Moth in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

February and September–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lebeau's Silk Moth in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lebeau's Silk Moth?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lebeau's Silk Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Which relatives of the Lebeau's Silk Moth live in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

Same family: Saturniidae

The closest relatives of the Lebeau's Silk Moth that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Imperial Moth (about 10%), Io Moth (about 10%) and Oslar's Imperial Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lebeau's Silk Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lebeau's Silk Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey 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.

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