Tipulodes ima
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Tipulodes ima is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro, and in Paraguay and Argentina. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tipulodes ima sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 6 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tipulodes ima in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tipulodes ima sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Iguazú National Park, in our data
Iguazú National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tipulodes ima sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Tipulodes ima 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 Tipulodes ima is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú 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.
