Apistosia judas
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Apistosia judas is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1827. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apistosia judas sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 114 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apistosia judas in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apistosia judas 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Apistosia judas sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%), Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Apistosia judas that you can see in Parque Natural Metropolitano (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Black Witch (about 10%), Calonotos tiburtus (about 10%) and Calonotos metallicus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apistosia judas is recorded against all the insects logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (9 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.
