Melese amastris
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Melese amastris is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Melese amastris sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 235th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Melese amastris in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Melese amastris sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, in our data
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Melese amastris sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Melese amastris that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 10%), Eurylomia cordula (about 10%) and Southern Cyan Tiger Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melese amastris is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (10 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.
