Parides iphidamas
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The dorsal sides of the forewings are black, with a broad green and white spots (completely white in females), while the dorsal sides of the hindwings show a broad red band or spot. Along the edges there are many small yellow spots. The undersides of the wings are black with a white band on the forewings and several pink patches on the hindwings. The body of the butterfly is black with red dots. The poisonous caterpillars are chocolate brown, with white or brown protrusions resembling thorns... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Iphidamas Cattleheart 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 256th 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.
January and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Iphidamas Cattleheart in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–September and December, the lowest months. Those are among Braulio Carrillo National Park's wettest months, with about 520 mm of rain a month against 170 mm in April.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iphidamas Cattleheart sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Iphidamas Cattleheart sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%) and Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Same genus: Parides
The closest relatives of the Iphidamas Cattleheart that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Parides, Cattlehearts) are True Cattleheart (about 10%) and Green-Celled Cattleheart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Iphidamas Cattleheart 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.
