Omophoita aequinoctialis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Omophoita aequinoctialis sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd 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.
April and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Omophoita aequinoctialis in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Omophoita aequinoctialis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Omophoita aequinoctialis sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Omophoita aequinoctialis that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Ringed Tortoise Beetle (about 10%), Omaspides convexicollis (about 10%) and Stolas lebasii (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Omophoita aequinoctialis is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (26 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.
