Walker's Moth
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

33 Verified sightings at Main Ridge Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
335 In all 13 parks
February Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~40%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
3 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~30%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
6 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
7 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
8 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
9 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
10 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
11 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
13 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Walker's Moth in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Walker's Moth sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th 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.

When is the best time to see a Walker's Moth in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

February to April

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Walker's Moth in Main Ridge Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and September, the lowest months. Those are among Main Ridge Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 230 mm in October.

What time of day is best to see a Walker's Moth?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Walker's Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Is Main Ridge Forest Reserve the best place to see a Walker's Moth?

3rd of 13

Of the 13 parks where we can rate Walker's Moth sightings, Main Ridge Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Walker's Moth live in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Walker's Moth 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 Ctypansa inconstans (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Walker's Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Walker's Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (33 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.

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