Polypoetes villia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Polypoetes villia is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica. The larvae feed on Malvaviscus arboreus and Malvaviscus palmanus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polypoetes villia sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polypoetes villia in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in August and October, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polypoetes villia sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in our data
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Polypoetes villia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polypoetes villia is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (50 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.
