Leucanella hosmera
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leucanella hosmera 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.
February, April and June–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leucanella hosmera in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and May, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leucanella hosmera sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Leucanella hosmera sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Leucanella hosmera that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Orizaba Silkmoth (about 20%), Automeris tridens (about 10%) and Eacles ormondei (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leucanella hosmera 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.
