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Parallelia expediens
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Dysgonia expediens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in South America, including Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parallelia expediens sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 296th most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Parallelia expediens in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May and August–October, the lowest months. That is one of Main Ridge Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against 60 mm in February.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parallelia expediens sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Parallelia expediens sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Parallelia expediens that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Virbia medarda (about 40%), Eulepidotis viridissima (about 40%) and Walker's Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parallelia expediens is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (7 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.
