Psoloptera thoracica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Psoloptera thoracica is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Panama, Ecuador and Tefé, Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Psoloptera thoracica sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 8 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.
January to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Psoloptera thoracica in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to December, the lowest months. Those are among Soberanía National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in November.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Psoloptera thoracica sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Psoloptera thoracica 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%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Psoloptera thoracica 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 Psoloptera thoracica is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (8 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.
