Chloropteryx opalaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Opal sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Opal in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and November–January, the lowest months. Those are among Itatiaia National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mottled Opal 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mottled Opal sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Mottled Opal that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Pantherodes pardalaria (about 20%) and Atyriodes janeira (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mottled Opal is recorded against all the insects logged in Itatiaia 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.
