Steirodon stalii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steirodon stalii 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.
February–March, June–July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steirodon stalii in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, August–September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Steirodon stalii sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Steirodon stalii sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Steirodon stalii 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 Steirodon stalii 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.
