Nepheloleuca politia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Nepheloleuca politia is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nepheloleuca politia sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Nepheloleuca politia in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nepheloleuca politia 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Nepheloleuca politia sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Nepheloleuca politia that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Pantherodes pardalaria (about 10%), Heterusia quadruplicaria (about 10%) and Eudulophasia invaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nepheloleuca politia is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (9 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.
