Sericoptera mahometaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Sericoptera mahometaria is a species of moth from the genus Sericoptera. The species was originally described by G. A. W. Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sericoptera mahometaria sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sericoptera mahometaria in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–October and December–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 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sericoptera mahometaria sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Sericoptera mahometaria sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Sericoptera mahometaria that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Pityeja histrionaria (about 10%), Hübner's Olive (about 10%) and Nemoria vermiculata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sericoptera mahometaria is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (28 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.
