Antirrhea philaretes
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Antirrhea philaretes is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by C. & R. Felder in 1862. It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Antirrhea philaretes sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 378 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Antirrhea philaretes in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Antirrhea philaretes sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Antirrhea philaretes sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Antirrhea philaretes that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 40%), Red-Washed Satyr (about 30%) and Rusted Clearwing-Satyr (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Antirrhea philaretes is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National 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.
