Euplexia triplaga
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Euplexia triplaga is a cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in Central America and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Euplexia triplaga is 9544. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euplexia triplaga sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 297th 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.
January to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euplexia triplaga in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April to December, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 510 mm in October.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Euplexia triplaga 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 Euplexia triplaga sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Euplexia triplaga that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Hampsonodes mastoides (about 20%), Condica hippia (about 10%) and Lichnoptera pollux (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Euplexia triplaga is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (8 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.
