Family

Castniidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyCastniidae

Species in this group

Castniomera drucei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Castniomera atymnius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Amauta procera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Castnia licus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Synemon parthenoides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eupalamides cyparissias

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Paysandisia archon

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Athis inca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Castniidae

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~30%
	Castniomera drucei			~20%
	Screwworm			~10%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~30%
	Amauta procera			~20%
	Screwworm			~10%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 8	~20%
	Screwworm			~10%
	Amauta procera			~10%
	Castnia licus			<5%
	Athis inca			<5%
4	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~20%
	Screwworm			~20%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 8	~20%
	Castnia licus			~10%
	Eupalamides cyparissias			~10%
6	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 8	~20%
	Castnia licus			~10%
	Eupalamides cyparissias			~10%
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~20%
	Screwworm			~20%
8	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 8	~20%
	Screwworm			~20%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Screwworm			~10%
10	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~10%
	Screwworm			~10%
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Screwworm			~10%
12	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Synemon parthenoides			~10%
13	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Screwworm			~10%
14	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	Screwworm			~10%
15	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	~10%
	Screwworm			~10%
16	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~10%
	Palm Moth			~10%
17	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	<5%
	Palm Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~20%
	Castnia licus			~20%
2	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~20%
	Palm Moth			~20%
3	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~10%
	Screwworm			~10%
	Castniomera drucei			~10%
4	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~10%
	Castnia licus			~10%
5	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Palm Moth			~10%
6	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 8	~10%
	Screwworm			~10%
7	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 8	~10%
	Castnia licus			~10%
8	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 8	~10%
	Palm Moth			~10%
9	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Palm Moth			~10%
10	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~10%
	Palm Moth			~10%
11	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	<5%
	Screwworm			<5%
12	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	<5%
	Palm Moth			<5%

Castniidae

Species in this group

Castniomera drucei

Screwworm

Amauta procera

Castnia licus

Synemon parthenoides

Eupalamides cyparissias

Palm Moth

Athis inca

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Castniidae

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked