Parides childrenae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Parides childrenae, the green-celled cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in southern North America and northern South America. The upperside of the wings is black. The male has a bright green patch and a small pale yellow subapical spot on the forewing. There is a red patch on the hindwing. The female has a small white patch on the trailing edge of the forewing and a few pale subapical spots. There is a band of red spots across the hindwing. The underside of the wings is also black. The male has small pale subapical spots on the forewing and a few red spots on the hindwing. The female's underside is the same as the upper side.
P. childrenae. The green area of the male is larger than in P. sesostris, covering also a part of the cell. The female has a transverse row of spots before the apex of the forewing, as well as two spots on the disc posteriorly. Distributed from Guatemala to Ecuador in two subspecies. — childrenae ' Gray (3 a) is the
Central American form, which is found from Guatemala to Panama. Forewing of the male with a white spot before the apex. Band on the hindwing of the female bright... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 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 Green-Celled Cattleheart sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Celled Cattleheart in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-Celled Cattleheart sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Green-Celled Cattleheart sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 20%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same genus: Parides
The closest relatives of the Green-Celled Cattleheart that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Parides, Cattlehearts) are Iphidamas Cattleheart (about 10%), True Cattleheart (about 10%) and Variable Cattleheart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-Celled Cattleheart is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (24 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.
