What are the chances of seeing a Dirphiopsis multicolor in Tijuca National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dirphiopsis multicolor sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 132 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.
When is the best time to see a Dirphiopsis multicolor in Tijuca National Park?
January–June and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dirphiopsis multicolor in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Dirphiopsis multicolor?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dirphiopsis multicolor sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Dirphiopsis multicolor?
Only Tijuca National Park, in our data
Tijuca National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dirphiopsis multicolor sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Dirphiopsis multicolor live in Tijuca National Park?
Same family: Saturniidae
The closest relatives of the Dirphiopsis multicolor that you can see in Tijuca National Park (family Saturniidae, Emperor and Giant Silk Moths) are Citheronia laocoon (about 10%), Automeris naranja (about 10%) and Automeris illustris (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Dirphiopsis multicolor sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dirphiopsis multicolor is recorded against all the insects logged in Tijuca National Park (11 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.