Parides iphidamas
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The dorsal sides of the forewings are black, with a broad green and white spots (completely white in females), while the dorsal sides of the hindwings show a broad red band or spot. Along the edges there are many small yellow spots. The undersides of the wings are black with a white band on the forewings and several pink patches on the hindwings. The body of the butterfly is black with red dots. The poisonous caterpillars are chocolate brown, with white or brown protrusions resembling thorns... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Iphidamas Cattleheart sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Iphidamas Cattleheart in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iphidamas 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.
6th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Iphidamas Cattleheart sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%) and Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Same genus: Parides
The closest relatives of the Iphidamas Cattleheart that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Parides, Cattlehearts) are Green-Celled 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 Iphidamas Cattleheart is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (38 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.
