Thoscora ribbei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thoscora ribbei sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th 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 Thoscora ribbei 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 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thoscora ribbei sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Thoscora ribbei sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Megalopygidae
The closest relatives of the Thoscora ribbei that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Megalopygidae, New World Flannel Moths) are Trosia incostata (about 10%), Strawberry Cake Moth (about 10%) and Trosia dimas (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thoscora ribbei is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (13 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.
