Hiera gyge
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Hiera is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Hiera gyge, which is found in Panama. Both the genus and species were first described by Herbert Druce in 1885. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hiera gyge sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hiera gyge in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hiera gyge 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 Hiera gyge sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Hiera gyge that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Symphlebia perflua (about 10%), Black Witch (about 10%) and Amastus aconia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hiera gyge is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (20 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.
