Dasysphinx volatilis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Dasysphinx volatilis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by William Schaus in 1910. It is found in Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Amber Arctiid Moth sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Amber Arctiid Moth in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park's wettest months, with about 570 mm of rain against 160 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amber Arctiid Moth 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Amber Arctiid Moth sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Amber Arctiid Moth that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Amastus aconia (about 10%), Cosmosoma gigantea (about 10%) and Cosmosoma xanthosticta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amber Arctiid Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (61 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.
