Synchlora gerularia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Synchlora gerularia is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Texas in the southern United States through Central America to Argentina in South America. It is also found on the Antilles. The wingspan is about 16–20 mm.
The larvae feed on various Asteraceae species, including Baccharis genistelloides and Baccharis salicina. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Synchlora gerularia sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 72 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.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Synchlora gerularia in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Synchlora gerularia 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.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Synchlora gerularia sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 50%), Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Synchlora gerularia that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Malachite (about 40%), Banded Peacock (about 40%) and White Peacock (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Synchlora gerularia is recorded against all the insects logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (15 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.
