Crocypus perlucidaria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crocypus perlucidaria sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 323rd 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.
March, June and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crocypus perlucidaria in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crocypus perlucidaria 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.
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 Crocypus perlucidaria sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Crocypus perlucidaria 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crocypus perlucidaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (7 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.
