Pterodictya reticularis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
No species of the same family or order lives in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 52 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
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Bastimentos Island National Marine Park's driest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 540 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
7th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%), Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wax-Tailed Planthopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (6 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.
