Phrygionis polita
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Phrygionis polita is a species in the moth family Geometridae found in Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phrygionis polita sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 254th 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.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Phrygionis polita in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August–September and November–February, the lowest months. That is one of Main Ridge Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 65 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 Phrygionis polita 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Phrygionis polita sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phrygionis polita is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (6 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.
