Idalus dares
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Idalus dares is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1894. It is found in Costa Rica and Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Idalus dares sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 6 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Idalus dares in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–August and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Soberanía National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Idalus dares sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Idalus dares sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 20%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Idalus dares 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 Idalus dares is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (6 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.
