Automeris postalbida
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Automeris postalbida is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by William Schaus in 1900. It is found from Costa Rica to Ecuador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris postalbida sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris postalbida in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to 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 Automeris postalbida sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Automeris postalbida sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Automeris
The closest relatives of the Automeris postalbida that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (genus Automeris, Eyed Silkmoths) are Automeris zugana (about 10%) and Automeris banus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Automeris postalbida is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (19 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.
