Carcinophora americana

Carcinophora americana

Carcinophora americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Braulio Carrillo National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Braulio Carrillo National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
February Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Carcinophora americana in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carcinophora americana sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 325th most-seen of the 378 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Carcinophora americana in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

February

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carcinophora americana in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and October–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Carcinophora americana?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carcinophora americana sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where else can you see a Carcinophora americana?

Only Braulio Carrillo National Park, in our data

Braulio Carrillo National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carcinophora americana sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Carcinophora americana sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Carcinophora americana is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo 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.

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