Isanthrene monticola
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Isanthrene monticola sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Isanthrene monticola in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Isanthrene monticola sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Isanthrene monticola sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Isanthrene monticola 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 Cosmosoma gigantea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Isanthrene monticola is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (34 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.
