Miresa clarissa

Miresa clarissa

Miresa clarissa

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

6 Verified sightings at Iguaçu National Park From 2019 to 2026
30 In all 4 parks
March Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Miresa clarissa

Miresa clarissa is a species of moth from the genus Miresa. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Miresa clarissa in Iguaçu National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Miresa clarissa sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 224th 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.

When is the best time to see a Miresa clarissa in Iguaçu National Park?

March

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Miresa clarissa in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and November–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Miresa clarissa?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Miresa clarissa sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Iguaçu National Park the best place to see a Miresa clarissa?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Miresa clarissa sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%).

Where does the Miresa clarissa sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Miresa clarissa is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (6 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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