Chloropteryx opalaria
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Opal sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Opal in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Main Ridge Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 230 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mottled Opal 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mottled Opal sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Mottled Opal that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Hübner's Olive (about 40%), Idaea cellifimbria (about 40%) and Parilexia nicetaria (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mottled Opal is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (25 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.
