Emeraldine
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Iguaçu National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Iguaçu National Park From 2019 to 2026
121 In all 9 parks
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
2 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
5 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
6 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
7 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
9 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Emeraldine in Iguaçu National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Emeraldine sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 279 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Emeraldine in Iguaçu National Park?

May–August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Emeraldine in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Emeraldine?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Emeraldine sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Which relatives of the Emeraldine live in Iguaçu National Park?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Emeraldine that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 10%), Argyroeides braco (about 10%) and Carales astur (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Emeraldine sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Emeraldine is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu 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.

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