Phrygionis polita
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Phrygionis polita is a species in the moth family Geometridae found in Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phrygionis polita sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 17 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phrygionis polita in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phrygionis polita 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 Phrygionis polita sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phrygionis polita is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (17 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.
