Elysius melanoplaga
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Elysius melanoplaga is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Ecuador and Bolivia. 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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elysius melanoplaga sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 8 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 and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elysius melanoplaga 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 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elysius melanoplaga sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Elysius melanoplaga 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: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Elysius melanoplaga that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Amber Arctiid Moth (about 20%), Amastus aconia (about 10%) and Cosmosoma gigantea (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elysius melanoplaga is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (8 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.
