Melese monima
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Melese monima is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1910. It is found in Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Melese monima sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 243rd 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 and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Melese monima in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Melese monima sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
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 Melese monima sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Melese monima 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 Melese monima is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (9 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.
