Automeris tridens
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris tridens sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 506 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.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris tridens in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Automeris tridens 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 Automeris tridens sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Automeris
The closest relatives of the Automeris tridens that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Automeris, Eyed Silkmoths) are Automeris banus (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 tridens is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (43 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.
