Amastus aconia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amastus aconia sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 27 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Amastus aconia in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and November–April, the lowest months. That is one of Volcán Barú National Park's wettest months, with about 390 mm of rain against 70 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amastus aconia sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Amastus aconia sightings, Volcán Barú National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%), Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Amastus aconia that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (family Erebidae, Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths) are Mesothen montana (about 20%), Cosmosoma gigantea (about 10%) and Cyanopepla scintillans (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amastus aconia is recorded against all the insects logged in Volcán Barú 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.
