Lebeau's Silk Moth

Lebeau's Silk Moth

Rothschildia lebeau

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

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park From 2019 to 2026
32 In all 4 parks
February Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
2 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
2 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lebeau's Silk Moth in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lebeau's Silk Moth sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 158th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

February

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lebeau's Silk Moth 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.

What time of day is best to see a Lebeau's Silk Moth?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lebeau's Silk Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see a Lebeau's Silk Moth?

Among the best

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Lebeau's Silk Moth sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).

Where does the Lebeau's Silk Moth sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lebeau's Silk Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (7 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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