Eacles penelope
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Eacles penelope is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in South America, including Ecuador. The wingspan reaches 185 mm. The larvae feed on oak. Images Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles penelope sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 86th most-seen of the 141 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.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles penelope in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months. That is one of Tambopata National Reserve's wettest months, with about 400 mm of rain against 45 mm in July.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eacles penelope 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Eacles penelope sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 50%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Eacles penelope that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Procitheronia fenestrata (about 10%), Giant Silk Moth (about 10%) and Automeris liberia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eacles penelope is recorded against all the insects logged in Tambopata National Reserve (7 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.
