Ategumia ebulealis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ategumia ebulealis, the clidemia leafroller, is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Central America, the Antilles, and the south-eastern United States (Florida and Georgia). It was thought to be introduced to Hawaii, but later research concluded it was actually Ategumia matutinalis which was released.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing in January, from March to April and from June to December in Florida. The larvae feed on Heterotrichum umbellatum and Clidemia species, including C. hirta. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Clidemia Leafroller sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 412th 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.
December to February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clidemia Leafroller in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 510 mm in October.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clidemia Leafroller sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
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 Clidemia Leafroller sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Clidemia Leafroller that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Cliniodes opalalis (about 20%), Desmia bajulalis (about 20%) and Mulberry Leaftier (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clidemia Leafroller is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (6 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.
