Genus

Urania

2 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyUraniidae (Swallowtail Moths)
GenusUrania

Species in this group

Urania leilus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Urania fulgens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Urania

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~50%
	Green-Banded Urania			~50%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~40%
	Green-Banded Urania			~40%
3	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~40%
	Green-Banded Urania			~40%
4	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~40%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~40%
5	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~40%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~40%
6	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~30%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~30%
7	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~30%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~30%
8	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~30%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~30%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~30%
	Green-Banded Urania			~30%
10	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~30%
	Green-Banded Urania			~30%
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
12	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
13	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 2	~20%
	Green-Banded Urania			~20%
14	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
15	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
17	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 2	~20%
	Green-Banded Urania			~20%
18	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~20%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~20%
19	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
20	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
22	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
24	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
25	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
26	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
27	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 2	~20%
	Green-Banded Urania			~20%
2	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~10%
	Green-Banded Urania			~10%
3	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
4	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~10%
	Green-Banded Urania			~10%
5	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
6	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Urania Swallowtail Moth			~10%
7	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	<5%
	Green-Banded Urania			<5%

Challenges

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Urania

Species in this group

Green-Banded Urania

Urania Swallowtail Moth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Urania

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Challenges