Apistosia judas
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Apistosia judas is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1827. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apistosia judas sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 269th most-seen of the 306 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 June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apistosia judas in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apistosia judas sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Apistosia judas sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Apistosia judas that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 20%), Argyroeides braco (about 20%) and Carales astur (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apistosia judas is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú 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.
