Paragonia cruraria
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paragonia cruraria sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd 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 and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Paragonia cruraria in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 400 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in March.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paragonia cruraria 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Paragonia cruraria sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Paragonia cruraria that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Oxydia trychiata (about 40%), Synnomos firmamentaria (about 30%) and Oospila venezuelata (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paragonia cruraria is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (56 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.
