Automeris zugana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Automeris zugana is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found from Panama to western Ecuador. The habitat consists of hyperhumid tropical rain forests at altitudes between 60 and 1,400 meters.
The larvae feed on Quercus and Salix species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris zugana sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris zugana in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–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 Automeris zugana sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Automeris zugana sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Automeris
The closest relatives of the Automeris zugana that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (genus Automeris, Eyed Silkmoths) are Automeris banus (about 10%) and Automeris postalbida (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Automeris zugana is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (62 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.
