Parasa wellesca
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parasa wellesca sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Parasa wellesca in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, June–July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parasa wellesca 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Parasa wellesca sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Limacodidae
The closest relatives of the Parasa wellesca that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Limacodidae, Slug Caterpillar Moths) are Sibine apicalis (about 10%), Talima aurora (about 10%) and Euclea mesoamericana (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parasa wellesca is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (16 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.
