Podalia tympania
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Podalia tympania is a species of moth in the family Megalopygidae. It was first described by Herbert Druce in 1897 and has been recorded from Peru and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Podalia tympania sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 366 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Podalia tympania in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–October and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Manu National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 290 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Podalia tympania sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Podalia tympania sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same genus: Podalia
The closest relatives of the Podalia tympania that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Podalia) are Podalia orsilochus (about 10%) and Podalia intermaculata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Podalia tympania is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu National Park (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.
