Balboana tibialis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Balboana tibialis sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Balboana tibialis in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–September, the lowest months. That is one of Arenal Volcano National Park's wettest months, with about 500 mm of rain against 140 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Balboana tibialis 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.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Balboana tibialis sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Balboana tibialis that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Rhinoceros Katydid (about 20%), Ischnomela pulchripennis (about 20%) and Melanonotus powellorum (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Balboana tibialis is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (16 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.
