Miresa clarissa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Miresa clarissa is a species of moth from the genus Miresa. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Miresa clarissa sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 6 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 Miresa clarissa in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–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 Miresa clarissa sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Miresa clarissa sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Miresa clarissa is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (6 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.
