Hampsonodes mastoides
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hampsonodes mastoides sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July, September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hampsonodes mastoides in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in January and March–April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hampsonodes mastoides sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hampsonodes mastoides sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Noctuidae
The closest relatives of the Hampsonodes mastoides that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Noctuidae, Cutworm Moths and Allies) are Condica hippia (about 10%), Lichnoptera pollux (about 10%) and Anicla ignicans (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hampsonodes mastoides is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (96 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.
