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Thecla bathildis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla bathildis sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 256th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla bathildis in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and August–February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thecla bathildis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Thecla bathildis sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Thecla bathildis that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Togarna Hairstreak (about 10%), Calycopis xeneta (about 10%) and White-Tipped Cycadian (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thecla bathildis is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (5 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.
