Colobura dirce
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Colobura dirce, the mosaic or zebra mosaic, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America. the Caribbean, and northern South America. The length of the forewings is about 33 mm. The larvae feed on Cecropia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 20 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dirce Beauty sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 114th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April, August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dirce Beauty in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dirce Beauty sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
18th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate Dirce Beauty sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 18th at about 10%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 20%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dirce Beauty that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), Banded Owl-Butterfly (about 20%) and Julia Heliconian (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dirce Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (13 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.
