Hoplognathoca costarricensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hoplognathoca costarricensis sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd 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.
January, March–June and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hoplognathoca costarricensis in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, July–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hoplognathoca costarricensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Hoplognathoca costarricensis sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Hoplognathoca costarricensis that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant (about 20%), Narrow Stingless Bee (about 20%) and Bullet Ant (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hoplognathoca costarricensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (9 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.
