Question 1

What are the chances of seeing an Orange-Spotted Flower Moth in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Spotted Flower Moth sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see an Orange-Spotted Flower Moth in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Accepted Answer

February. In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Spotted Flower Moth in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April 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.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see an Orange-Spotted Flower Moth?

Accepted Answer

Between 8 and 11 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Spotted Flower Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Question 4

Is Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see an Orange-Spotted Flower Moth?

Accepted Answer

11th of 14. Of the 14 parks where we can rate Orange-Spotted Flower Moth sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Orange-Spotted Flower Moth live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Crambidae. The closest relatives of the Orange-Spotted Flower Moth 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 Siga pyronia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Orange-Spotted Flower Moth sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Orange-Spotted Flower Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (12 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
3	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
6	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
7	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
8	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
9	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
11	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
13	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
2	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
3	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
4	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
5	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~20%
6	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
7	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
8	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
9	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
10	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%

Orange-Spotted Flower Moth

About the Orange-Spotted Flower Moth

Recent sightings of Orange-Spotted Flower Moth in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Polygrammodes mimetica

Desmia bajulalis

Siga pyronia

Azochis curvilinealis

Glyphodes confinis

Polygrammodes sanguinalis

Trichaea pilicornis

Syngamilyta samarialis

Polygrammodes ostrealis

Liopasia ochracealis

Sparagmia gonoptera

Conchylodes bryophilalis

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