Eacles ormondei
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eacles ormondei is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in tropical America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles ormondei sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eacles ormondei in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–November, 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 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eacles ormondei sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Eacles ormondei 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 family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Eacles ormondei that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Rhescyntis hippodamia (about 10%), Automeris zugana (about 10%) and Xanthodirphia amarilla (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eacles ormondei is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (37 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.
