Hypocrita drucei
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

12 Verified sightings at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
45 In all 3 parks
February Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Hypocrita drucei

Hypocrita drucei is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Schaus in 1910. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hypocrita drucei in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hypocrita drucei sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 215th 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.

When is the best time to see a Hypocrita drucei in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

May and November–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hypocrita drucei in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Hypocrita drucei?

Between 9 pm and midnight

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hypocrita drucei 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.

Which relatives of the Hypocrita drucei live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

Same family: Erebidae

The closest relatives of the Hypocrita drucei 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.

Where does the Hypocrita drucei sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hypocrita drucei is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (12 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.

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