Apatelodes turrialba
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Apatelodes turrialba is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apatelodes turrialba sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 297th most-seen of the 506 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, June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apatelodes turrialba in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apatelodes turrialba 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 Apatelodes turrialba sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Apatelodes turrialba that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Oxydia trychiata (about 40%), Common Morpho (about 30%) and Clysonymus Longwing (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apatelodes turrialba is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (8 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.
