Hypocrita plagifera
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Hypocrita plagifera is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hypocrita plagifera sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hypocrita plagifera in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months. Those are among Tambopata National Reserve's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 420 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hypocrita plagifera sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hypocrita plagifera sightings, Tambopata National Reserve 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 Hypocrita plagifera that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Walker's Moth (about 20%), Black Witch (about 20%) and Paraethria flavosignata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hypocrita plagifera is recorded against all the insects logged in Tambopata National Reserve (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.
