Macrosoma rubedinaria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Macrosoma rubedinaria is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. 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 Macrosoma rubedinaria sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 265th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Macrosoma rubedinaria in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–August and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Macrosoma rubedinaria 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 Macrosoma rubedinaria 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 genus: Macrosoma
The closest relatives of the Macrosoma rubedinaria that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Macrosoma) are Macrosoma amaculata (about 10%) and Macrosoma cascaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Macrosoma rubedinaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (9 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.
