Phlyctaina irrigualis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Phlyctaina is a monotypic litter moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Phlyctaina irrigualis, is found in North America. Both the genus and species were first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. The MONA or Hodges number for Phlyctaina irrigualis is 8392. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Skirted Owlet sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 346 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Skirted Owlet in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Skirted Owlet 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 Skirted Owlet sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Skirted Owlet 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 Skirted Owlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (11 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.
