Platyphora petulans
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platyphora petulans sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, May–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platyphora petulans in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platyphora petulans 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Platyphora petulans sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Chrysomelidae
The closest relatives of the Platyphora petulans that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Chrysomelidae, Leaf Beetles) are Omophoita aequinoctialis (about 20%), Asphaera discicollis (about 20%) and Ringed Tortoise Beetle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Platyphora petulans is recorded against all the insects logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (14 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.
