Eumaeus godartii
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-Tipped Cycadian sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 52 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-Tipped Cycadian in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and December, 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-Tipped Cycadian sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the White-Tipped Cycadian that you can see in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Banded Peacock (about 40%), White Peacock (about 30%) and Thoas Swallowtail (about 30%), 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 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (25 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.
