Phrygionis polita
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Phrygionis polita is a species in the moth family Geometridae found in Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Phrygionis polita sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 123 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Phrygionis polita in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in December to March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phrygionis polita 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 Phrygionis polita sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same genus: Phrygionis
The closest relatives of the Phrygionis polita that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Phrygionis) are Phrygionis platinata (about 20%) and Phrygionis privignaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phrygionis polita is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (123 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.
