Rothschildia orizaba
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Rothschildia orizaba, the Orizaba silkmoth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by John O. Westwood in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orizaba Silkmoth 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.
January–February, April and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orizaba Silkmoth in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–July and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orizaba Silkmoth sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Orizaba Silkmoth sightings, Volcán Barú National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Orizaba Silkmoth that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Clysonymus Longwing (about 30%), Mexican Silverspot (about 30%) and Vicina Clearwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orizaba Silkmoth 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.
