Aeria eurimedia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Aeria eurimedia is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America and northern South America. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Prestonia portabellensis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Tigerwing sighting in Carara National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 83 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 October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Tigerwing in Carara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Carara National Park's wettest months, with about 660 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Tigerwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Banded Tigerwing sightings, Carara National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Tigerwing that you can see in Carara National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 40%), Julia Heliconian (about 20%) and White Peacock (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Tigerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Carara National Park (12 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.
