Desmia bajulalis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Desmia bajulalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Desmia bajulalis sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 98 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Desmia bajulalis in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July, September–October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Desmia bajulalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
7th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Desmia bajulalis sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%), Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 10%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Desmia bajulalis that you can see in Tenorio Volcano National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Common Morpho (about 30%), Banded Peacock (about 30%) and Banded Owl-Butterfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Desmia bajulalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (5 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.
