Idalus paulae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Idalus paulae is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in the Cordillera Volcanica Central, the Cordillera de Talamanca and the Cordillera Talamanca of Costa Rica. The habitat consists of rain forests and the margins of cloud forests, on both the Pacific and Atlantic slopes at altitudes between 1,400 and 2,230 meters.
The length of the forewings is 20.4 mm. The forewings are semihyaline with a white ground color and a creamy-white triangular basal patch edged with brown and with four fine dark brown longitudinal lines between the costal margin and the anal vein. There is a small brown spot in the postbasal area running to the posterior margin. There is a large yellow-orange patch on the medial area. The hindwings are semihyaline white, expanded in humeral area. Adults are on wing throughout the year. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Idalus paulae sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 99th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Idalus paulae in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in June to December, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Idalus paulae sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only La Amistad International Park (Panama), in our data
La Amistad International Park (Panama) is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Idalus paulae sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Idalus paulae 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 Idalus paulae is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (18 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.
