Eumaeus godartii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Eumaeus godartii, the white-tipped cycadian, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Nicaragua to western Ecuador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Tipped Cycadian sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, June–August and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Tipped Cycadian in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May and September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Tipped Cycadian sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-Tipped Cycadian sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 30%), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the White-Tipped Cycadian that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Togarna Hairstreak (about 10%), Calycopis xeneta (about 10%) and Sky-Blue Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Tipped Cycadian is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (9 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.
