Morpheis xylotribus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Morpheis xylotribus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morpheis xylotribus sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 7 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.
August to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morpheis xylotribus in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to July, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morpheis xylotribus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Iguaçu National Park, in our data
Iguaçu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Morpheis xylotribus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Morpheis xylotribus 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 Morpheis xylotribus is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (7 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.
