Colla rhodope
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Colla rhodope is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found from Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Colla rhodope sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 299 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Colla rhodope in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Colla rhodope 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Colla rhodope sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Colla rhodope that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Banded Peacock (about 20%), White Peacock (about 20%) and Mexican Silverspot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Colla rhodope is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (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.
