Zammara smaragdina
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Cicada sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Cicada in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Emerald Cicada 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.
4th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Emerald Cicada sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Emerald Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (57 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.
