What are the chances of seeing a Perola nitidissima in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Perola nitidissima sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 232nd 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 Perola nitidissima in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Perola nitidissima in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–August and October–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Perola nitidissima?
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Perola nitidissima sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Perola nitidissima?
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 Perola nitidissima sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Perola nitidissima sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Perola nitidissima is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (11 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.