Argyrotome prospectata
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Argyrotome prospectata sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 158th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Argyrotome prospectata in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months. Those are among Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park's driest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 570 mm in October.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Argyrotome prospectata 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Argyrotome prospectata sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Argyrotome prospectata that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Pityeja histrionaria (about 10%), Hübner's Olive (about 10%) and Sericoptera mahometaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Argyrotome prospectata is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (5 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.
