Automeris (Eyed Silkmoths)

Species in this group

Automeris curvilinea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Automeris io

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Automeris postalbida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Automeris metzli

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris melanops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris belti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris tridens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris zugana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris liberia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris arianae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris banus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris egeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris exigua

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris fieldi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris illustris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris dagmarae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris naranja

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automeris pallidior

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Automeris cecrops

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Automeris excreta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Eyed Silkmoths

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	7 of 20	~50%
	Automeris postalbida			~20%
	Automeris belti			~10%
	Automeris zugana			~10%
	Automeris tridens			~10%
	Automeris exigua			~10%
	Automeris fieldi			~10%
	Automeris arianae			~10%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 20	~30%
	Automeris curvilinea			~30%
3	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 20	~30%
	Automeris tridens			~10%
	Automeris banus			~10%
	Automeris postalbida			~10%
	Automeris pallidior			<5%
4	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 20	~20%
	Automeris liberia			~10%
	Automeris egeus			~10%
	Automeris curvilinea			~10%
5	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 20	~20%
	Automeris zugana			~10%
	Automeris banus			~10%
	Automeris postalbida			~10%
6	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 20	~20%
	Automeris zugana			~10%
	Automeris arianae			~10%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~20%
	Io Moth			~20%
8	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 20	~20%
	Automeris postalbida			~10%
	Automeris dagmarae			~10%
	Automeris zugana			~10%
9	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 20	~20%
	Io Moth			~10%
	Cecrops Eyed Silkmoth			<5%
	Automeris excreta			<5%
	Automeris metzli			<5%
10	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~20%
	Io Moth			~20%
11	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Io Moth			~10%
12	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Io Moth			~10%
13	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris metzli			~10%
14	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris melanops			~10%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 20	~10%
	Automeris belti			~10%
	Automeris metzli			~10%
16	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 20	~10%
	Automeris illustris			~10%
	Automeris naranja			~10%
17	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris postalbida			~10%
18	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Io Moth			~10%
19	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Io Moth			~10%
20	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris liberia			~10%
21	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris postalbida			~10%
22	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris illustris			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 20	~20%
	Automeris naranja			~20%
2	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~20%
	Io Moth			~20%
3	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 20	~20%
	Automeris naranja			~10%
	Automeris illustris			~10%
4	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 20	~10%
	Automeris illustris			~10%
	Automeris naranja			~10%
5	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 20	~10%
	Automeris naranja			~10%
	Automeris illustris			<5%
	Automeris melanops			<5%
6	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris naranja			~10%
7	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 20	~10%
	Automeris tridens			~10%
	Automeris zugana			<5%
8	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Io Moth			~10%
9	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris illustris			~10%
10	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris naranja			~10%
11	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Io Moth			~10%
12	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 20	~10%
	Cecrops Eyed Silkmoth			<5%
	Io Moth			<5%
13	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Io Moth			~10%
14	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Io Moth			~10%
15	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Automeris naranja			~10%
16	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	<5%
	Automeris dagmarae			<5%
17	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Io Moth			<5%
18	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Io Moth			<5%
19	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Io Moth			<5%
20	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Io Moth			<5%
21	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Io Moth			<5%
22	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Io Moth			<5%

Eyed Silkmoths

Species in this group

Automeris curvilinea

Io Moth

Automeris postalbida

Automeris metzli

Automeris melanops

Automeris belti

Automeris tridens

Automeris zugana

Automeris liberia

Automeris arianae

Automeris banus

Automeris egeus

Automeris exigua

Automeris fieldi

Automeris illustris

Automeris dagmarae

Automeris naranja

Automeris pallidior

Cecrops Eyed Silkmoth

Automeris excreta

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Eyed Silkmoths

Parks Ranked

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