Psoloptera thoracica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Psoloptera thoracica is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Panama, Ecuador and Tefé, Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Psoloptera thoracica sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 121st most-seen of the 366 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Psoloptera thoracica in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Manu National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in February.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Psoloptera thoracica sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Psoloptera thoracica sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, under 5%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Psoloptera thoracica that you can see in Manu National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Paraethria flavosignata (about 20%), Walker's Moth (about 20%) and Emeraldine (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Psoloptera thoracica is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu National Park (12 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.
