Copaxa syntheratoides
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Copaxa syntheratoides sighting in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 56 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Copaxa syntheratoides in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, August–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Copaxa syntheratoides sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Copaxa syntheratoides sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Copaxa syntheratoides that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Orizaba Silkmoth (about 10%), Xanthodirphia amarilla (about 10%) and Antheraea godmani (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Copaxa syntheratoides is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Quetzales National Park (15 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.
