Mesothen montana
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Mesothen montana is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schaus in 1911. It is found in Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mesothen montana 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.
March–April, August–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mesothen montana in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mesothen montana sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Mesothen montana sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%), Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Mesothen montana 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 Mesothen montana 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.
