What are the chances of seeing a Bassania crocallinaria in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bassania crocallinaria sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 155th 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.
When is the best time to see a Bassania crocallinaria in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
June to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bassania crocallinaria in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April and May, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Bassania crocallinaria?
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bassania crocallinaria sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Bassania crocallinaria?
Only Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in our data
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bassania crocallinaria sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Bassania crocallinaria live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Bassania crocallinaria that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Oxydia trychiata (about 40%), Synnomos firmamentaria (about 30%) and Oospila venezuelata (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Bassania crocallinaria sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bassania crocallinaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (20 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.