Catephiodes zuelana

Catephiodes zuelana

Catephiodes zuelana

Silhouette: Patrick Strutzenberger · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

8 Verified sightings at Main Ridge Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
8 In 1 park
January Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Catephiodes zuelana in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Catephiodes zuelana 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.

When is the best time to see a Catephiodes zuelana in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

January

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Catephiodes zuelana in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–July and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Main Ridge Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 230 mm in October.

What time of day is best to see a Catephiodes zuelana?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Catephiodes zuelana sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Catephiodes zuelana?

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 Catephiodes zuelana sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Catephiodes zuelana live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Same family: Noctuidae

The closest relatives of the Catephiodes zuelana that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Tripudia ochrocraspis (about 20%), Agrapha ahenea (about 20%) and Condica abida (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Catephiodes zuelana sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Catephiodes zuelana 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.

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