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

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

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

About the Desmia tages

Desmia tages is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Florida, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Wikipedia →

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 Desmia tages in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Desmia tages sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Desmia tages in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

May

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Desmia tages in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April, August and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Desmia tages?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Desmia tages 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 Desmia tages?

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

Where does the Desmia tages sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Desmia tages is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (16 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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