Rothschildia orizaba
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Rothschildia orizaba, the Orizaba silkmoth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orizaba Silkmoth sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orizaba Silkmoth in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October to January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orizaba Silkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Orizaba Silkmoth sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Orizaba Silkmoth that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Automeris tridens (about 10%), Eacles ormondei (about 10%) and Oxytenis albilunulata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orizaba Silkmoth is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (66 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.
