Pierella helvina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pierella helvina, the red-washed satyr, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd 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.
February, July–September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Washed Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Red-Washed Satyr sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Washed Satyr that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), Banded Owl-Butterfly (about 20%) and Julia Heliconian (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Washed Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (30 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.
