Megalopyge albicollis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Megalopyge albicollis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge albicollis sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 179th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge albicollis in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–July and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Megalopyge albicollis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Megalopyge albicollis sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Megalopyge albicollis that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Agathina Emperor (about 70%), Hydaspes Eighty-Eight (about 50%) and Orange Mapwing (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megalopyge albicollis is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (8 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.
