Anticla antica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anticla antica is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Venezuela. Familia: Bombycidae || Subfamilia: Epiinae || Genus: Anticla || Species: Anticla antica Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anticla antica sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 187 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anticla antica in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August, October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 570 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anticla antica sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Anticla antica sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anticla antica is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (11 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.
