Pythonides jovianus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pythonides jovianus sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 198th 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.
January–February and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pythonides jovianus in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pythonides jovianus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pythonides jovianus sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%), Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Pythonides jovianus that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Trailside Skipper (about 10%), Brazilian Skipper (about 10%) and Plain Longtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pythonides jovianus is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (7 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.
