Titaea tamerlan
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Titaea tamerlan is a moth of the family Saturniidae found in Central and South America. In Costa Rica, adults are on wing from June to July and again in fall. The larvae feed on Bombax species, Bombacopsis quinatum and Tilia platyphyllos, and possibly kopak trees. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Titaea tamerlan 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 Titaea tamerlan 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 Titaea tamerlan sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Titaea tamerlan sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Titaea tamerlan that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Eacles ormondei (about 10%), Rhescyntis hippodamia (about 10%) and Automeris zugana (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Titaea tamerlan 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.
