Paragonia cruraria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Paragonia cruraria sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 378 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Paragonia cruraria in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paragonia cruraria sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Paragonia cruraria sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Geometridae
The closest relatives of the Paragonia cruraria that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Geometridae, Geometer Moths) are Perigramma vicina (about 20%), Synchlora gerularia (about 20%) and Leuciris institata (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paragonia cruraria is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (27 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.
