What are the chances of seeing a Xanthyda drucei in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Xanthyda drucei sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd 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.
When is the best time to see a Xanthyda drucei in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
August to October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Xanthyda drucei in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February to June, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in March.
What time of day is best to see a Xanthyda drucei?
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Xanthyda drucei 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.
Where else can you see a Xanthyda drucei?
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 Xanthyda drucei sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Xanthyda drucei live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Xanthyda drucei that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Symphlebia perflua (about 10%), Black Witch (about 10%) and Amastus aconia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Xanthyda drucei sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Xanthyda drucei is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (19 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.