Phaenarete diana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Phaenarete is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Phaenarete diana, is found in Panama and Costa Rica. Both the genus and species were first described by Herbert Druce in 1896. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phaenarete diana sighting in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 56 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phaenarete diana in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months. That is one of Los Quetzales National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 730 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phaenarete diana 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Phaenarete diana sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Phaenarete diana that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Amber Arctiid Moth (about 30%), Cosmosoma gigantea (about 20%) and Amastus aconia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phaenarete diana is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Quetzales National Park (5 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.
