Philophyllia ingens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Philophyllia ingens sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Philophyllia ingens in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Philophyllia ingens sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Philophyllia ingens sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Philophyllia ingens that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Rhinoceros Katydid (about 20%), Ischnomela pulchripennis (about 20%) and Melanonotus powellorum (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Philophyllia ingens is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (15 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.
