Lesmone formularis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lesmone formularis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The MONA or Hodges number for Lesmone formularis is 8655. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesmone formularis sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 229th 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.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesmone formularis in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months. That is one of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 510 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesmone formularis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Lesmone formularis sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Lesmone formularis 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 Lesmone formularis is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (13 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.
