Paragonia cruraria
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paragonia cruraria sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 178th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May–August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paragonia cruraria in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–April and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paragonia cruraria sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Paragonia cruraria sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Paragonia cruraria that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Hübner's Olive (about 10%) and Leuciris fimbriaria (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paragonia cruraria is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (8 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.
