Anticla antica

Anticla antica

Anticla antica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Piedras Blancas National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

5 Verified sightings at Piedras Blancas National Park From 2019 to 2026
152 In all 9 parks
February Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Anticla antica

Anticla antica is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Venezuela. Familia: Bombycidae || Subfamilia: Epiinae || Genus: Anticla || Species: Anticla antica Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
9 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Anticla antica in Piedras Blancas National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anticla antica sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Anticla antica in Piedras Blancas National Park?

February, September and November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anticla antica in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–August, October and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Anticla antica?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anticla antica 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.

Is Piedras Blancas National Park the best place to see an Anticla antica?

3rd of 9

Of the 9 parks where we can rate Anticla antica sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Anticla antica live in Piedras Blancas National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Anticla antica that you can see in Piedras Blancas National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White Peacock (about 40%), Banded Peacock (about 40%) and Urania Swallowtail Moth (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Anticla antica sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Anticla antica is recorded against all the insects logged in Piedras Blancas National Park (5 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.

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