Hemiceras punctata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hemiceras punctata 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.
May to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hemiceras punctata in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hemiceras punctata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hemiceras punctata sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Notodontidae
The closest relatives of the Hemiceras punctata that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Notodontidae, Prominent Moths) are Polypoetes villia (about 10%) and Chlorocampa manethusa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hemiceras punctata 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.
