Syngamilyta samarialis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Syngamilyta samarialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Costa Rica and Colombia. The forewings are semihyaline white, with a dark reddish-brown base and crossed by two fine metallic blue lines, as well as a broad reddish-brown band, darker near the anal angle, crossing the wing beyond the cell from the costal to the inner margin, the outer margin slightly clouded with brown. The hindwings are semihyaline white, crossed about the middle from the costal to the inner margin by a fine brown line, the apex, anal angle and inner margin are clouded with reddish brown. The marginal line is white. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Syngamilyta samarialis sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 88th 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Syngamilyta samarialis 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.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Syngamilyta samarialis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Syngamilyta samarialis sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%).
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Syngamilyta samarialis 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 Syngamilyta samarialis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (8 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.
