Liopasia ochracealis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Liopasia ochracealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Ecuador and Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Liopasia ochracealis 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 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Liopasia ochracealis 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.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Liopasia ochracealis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Liopasia ochracealis sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Liopasia ochracealis that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Polygrammodes mimetica (about 10%), Desmia bajulalis (about 10%) and Orange-Spotted Flower Moth (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Liopasia ochracealis 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.
