Polygrammodes elevata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Polygrammodes eleuata, the red-spotted sweetpotato moth or many-spotted moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. It is found in Central and South America (including French Guiana), on the Antilles and in the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida.
The wingspan is 22–24 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Spotted Sweetpotato Moth sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Spotted Sweetpotato Moth in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Spotted Sweetpotato Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Red-Spotted Sweetpotato Moth sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same genus: Polygrammodes
The closest relatives of the Red-Spotted Sweetpotato Moth that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Polygrammodes) are Polygrammodes multifenestrata (about 10%) and Polygrammodes ostrealis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Spotted Sweetpotato Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu National Park (19 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.
