Sericoptera mahometaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Sericoptera mahometaria is a species of moth from the genus Sericoptera. The species was originally described by G. A. W. Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sericoptera mahometaria sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 390th 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.
February and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sericoptera mahometaria in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–October, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sericoptera mahometaria 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Sericoptera mahometaria sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Sericoptera mahometaria that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Orange Satyr-Moth (about 10%) and Thyrinteina arnobia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sericoptera mahometaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (5 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.
