Sibine apicalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Acharia apicalis is a species of moth native to Central America and South America. There are up to four generations per year in Ecuador which can cause considerable damage to bananas in certain areas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sibine apicalis sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 123rd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sibine apicalis in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May and July–August, 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 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sibine apicalis 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.
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 Sibine apicalis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Limacodidae
The closest relatives of the Sibine apicalis that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Limacodidae, Slug Caterpillar Moths) are Parasa wellesca (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 Sibine apicalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (23 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.
