Podalia tympania
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Podalia tympania is a species of moth in the family Megalopygidae. It was first described by Herbert Druce in 1897 and has been recorded from Peru and Mexico. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Podalia tympania sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 140th most-seen of the 253 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Podalia tympania in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Podalia tympania sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Podalia tympania sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Podalia tympania is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (10 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.
