Megalopyge lanata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Megalopyge lanata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1780. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 114 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Megalopyge lanata in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. That is one of Parque Natural Metropolitano's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Megalopyge lanata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Megalopyge lanata sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 10%) and Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Megalopyge lanata that you can see in Parque Natural Metropolitano (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Banded Peacock (about 20%), White Peacock (about 20%) and Black Witch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Megalopyge lanata is recorded against all the insects logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (32 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.
