Philophyllia ingens
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Philophyllia ingens sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th 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.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Philophyllia ingens in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Philophyllia ingens sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Philophyllia ingens sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Philophyllia ingens that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Ischnomela pulchripennis (about 40%), Rhinoceros Katydid (about 30%) and Brown-Faced Spearbearer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Philophyllia ingens is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (20 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.
