Cyanopepla scintillans
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cyanopepla scintillans is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1872. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyanopepla scintillans sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 299 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.
March–August and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyanopepla scintillans in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in February and September–November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cyanopepla scintillans sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Cyanopepla scintillans sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Cyanopepla scintillans that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 10%), Amastus aconia (about 10%) and Isanthrene monticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cyanopepla scintillans is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (16 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.
