Heliconius aliphera
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Eueides aliphera, the Juliette, is a species of nymphalid butterfly, belonging to Heliconiinae subfamily found in the Neotropical ecozone. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heliconius aliphera sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 290th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heliconius aliphera in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heliconius aliphera sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Heliconius aliphera sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same genus: Heliconius
The closest relatives of the Heliconius aliphera that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Heliconius, Longwings and Heliconians) are Sara Longwing (about 30%), Cydno Longwing (about 20%) and Tiger Longwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heliconius aliphera is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (7 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.
