Cyanopepla scintillans
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Cyanopepla scintillans is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1872. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyanopepla scintillans 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.
April, June–July and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cyanopepla scintillans in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May and August–November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cyanopepla scintillans sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Cyanopepla scintillans sightings, Volcán Barú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Erebidae
The closest relatives of the Cyanopepla scintillans 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 Amastus aconia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cyanopepla scintillans 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.
