Xanthomis grandis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Xanthomis is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1898. Its single species, Xanthomis grandis, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1884. 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.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xanthomis grandis sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 114th 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.
February, April–June and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xanthomis grandis in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xanthomis grandis sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 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 Xanthomis grandis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Xanthomis grandis 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 Xanthomis grandis is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (12 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.
