Sparagmia gonoptera
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Sparagmia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its only species, Sparagmia gonoptera, described by Pierre André Latreille in 1828, is found in Central and South America and in the Antilles. Records include Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Jamaica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sparagmia gonoptera sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 158th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, 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 Sparagmia gonoptera 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 Sparagmia gonoptera 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sparagmia gonoptera sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Sparagmia gonoptera 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 Sparagmia gonoptera is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (5 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.
