Megalopyge lanata
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Megalopyge lanata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1780. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata 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 221st 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–June and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Megalopyge lanata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Megalopyge lanata sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 10%) and Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Megalopyge lanata that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Virbia medarda (about 40%), Red Peacock (about 40%) and Checkered Apogeshna Moth (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megalopyge lanata 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.
