Hübner's Olive

Hübner's Olive

Sphacelodes vulneraria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

170 Verified sightings at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park From 2019 to 2026
396 In all 12 parks
February Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Hübner's Olive

Sphacelodes vulneraria is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The MONA or Hodges number for Sphacelodes vulneraria is 6800. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~40%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
4 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
8 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
12 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hübner's Olive in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hübner's Olive sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 170 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.

When is the best time to see a Hübner's Olive in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

February

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hübner's Olive in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–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.

What time of day is best to see a Hübner's Olive?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hübner's Olive 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.

Is Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see a Hübner's Olive?

5th of 12

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Hübner's Olive sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 40%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Hübner's Olive live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Same family: Geometridae

The closest relatives of the Hübner's Olive that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Pityeja histrionaria (about 10%), Sericoptera mahometaria (about 10%) and Nemoria vermiculata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Hübner's Olive sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hübner's Olive is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (170 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.

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