Piletosoma novalis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Piletosoma novalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Piletosoma novalis sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 163rd 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.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Piletosoma novalis in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June and 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 Piletosoma novalis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
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 Piletosoma novalis sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Piletosoma novalis that you can see in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Checkered Apogeshna Moth (about 40%), Variegated Pearl (about 40%) and Palpita persimilis (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Piletosoma novalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (9 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.
