Diaethria astala
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Diaethria astala, the faded eighty-eight or navy eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Colombia. The larvae feed on Serjania, Paullinia and Cardiospermum species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Navy Eighty-Eight sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 46 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.
July and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Navy Eighty-Eight in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among Cañón del Sumidero National Park's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Navy Eighty-Eight sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Navy Eighty-Eight sightings, Cañón del Sumidero National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Navy Eighty-Eight that you can see in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Malachite (about 20%), Zebra Longwing (about 20%) and Limenitis iphiclus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Navy Eighty-Eight is recorded against all the insects logged in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (13 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.
