Caphys biliniata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Caphys bilineata is a species of snout moth. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found in much of Central America and South America, including Arizona, Honduras, Panama, Bahamas, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
The larvae have been recorded in the nests of the brown-throated parakeet (Aratinga pertinax), Elaeis oleifera, Elaeis guineensis (Arecaceae), Plinia edulis (Myrtaceae) and Carapa guianensis and Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae) and seeds of Araucaria angustifolia (Araucariaceae). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Caphys biliniata sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Caphys biliniata in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Caphys biliniata sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Main Ridge Forest Reserve, in our data
Main Ridge Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Caphys biliniata sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pyralidae
The closest relatives of the Caphys biliniata that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Pyralidae, Pyralid Snout Moths) are Nachaba diplagialis (about 30%), Salobrena vacuana (about 30%) and Phidotricha erigens (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Caphys biliniata is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (8 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.
