Eacles ormondei
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eacles ormondei is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in tropical America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles ormondei sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st 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 30% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles ormondei in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eacles ormondei sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Eacles ormondei sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Eacles ormondei that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Orizaba Silkmoth (about 20%), Automeris tridens (about 10%) and Oxytenis albilunulata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eacles ormondei is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (40 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.
