Automeris banus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris banus sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris banus in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Automeris banus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Automeris banus sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Automeris
The closest relatives of the Automeris banus that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Automeris, Eyed Silkmoths) are Automeris tridens (about 10%) and Automeris postalbida (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Automeris banus is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (24 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.
