Cosmosoma xanthosticta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmosoma xanthosticta sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 208th most-seen of the 253 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmosoma xanthosticta in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cosmosoma xanthosticta 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 2 parks where we can rate Cosmosoma xanthosticta sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Cosmosoma xanthosticta that you can see in Soberanía National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Gaudeator paidicus (about 10%), Walker's Moth (about 10%) and Phaeomolis lineatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cosmosoma xanthosticta is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía 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.
