Norape virgo
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Norape virgo is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found from southern Texas and southern Arizona to Colombia. Adults are similar to Norape walkeri, but smaller. The forewings are shorter, broader and less glossy.
The larvae feed on legumes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Norape virgo sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 431 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.
April and July–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Norape virgo in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Norape virgo 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.
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 Norape virgo sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Norape virgo is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (20 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.
