Eulepidotis alabastraria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Eulepidotis alabastraria is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Many former members of the moth family Noctuidae are classified in the family Erebidae now, along with all of the former members of the families Arctiidae and Lymantriidae. This re-classification has not yet met with general consensus, and many resources and publications still follow the older classification scheme. It is found from the southern part of the United States to Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | 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 Eulepidotis alabastraria 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.
February–April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eulepidotis alabastraria in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–January, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 510 mm in October.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eulepidotis alabastraria sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Eulepidotis alabastraria sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eulepidotis alabastraria 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.
