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Morpho granadensis
Morpho granadensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
- ClassInsecta (Insects)
- OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
- FamilyNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
- GenusMorpho (Morphos)
- SpeciesMorpho granadensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
6 Verified sightings at Braulio Carrillo National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted
About the Morpho granadensis
Morpho granadensis, the Granada morpho, is a Neotropical butterfly that is primarily found in Costa Rica. Several subspecies and many forms have been described. It is considered, by some authors, to be a subspecies of Morpho deidamia. Morpho granadensis is exceedingly rare in museum collections and the type specimen is from Costa Rica. The species is narrowly restricted in Costa Rica to band of tropical rain forest within 100 to 600 meters elevation along the Caribbean watershed of the Cordillera Central and the adjacent highlands. Several studies show that Morpho granadensis is half as abundant as other species like Morpho peleides. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Morpho granadensis in Braulio Carrillo National Park
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing a Morpho granadensis in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Morpho granadensis sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 6 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.
When is the best time to see a Morpho granadensis in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Morpho granadensis in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July, September and November–February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Morpho granadensis?
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Morpho granadensis sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Morpho granadensis?
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 Morpho granadensis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Morpho granadensis live in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
Same genus: Morpho
The closest relatives of the Morpho granadensis that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Morpho, Morphos) are Common Morpho (about 20%) and Amathonte Morpho (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Morpho granadensis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Morpho granadensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (6 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.
