Pierella luna
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Pierella luna, the moon satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Belize, Brazil, Guatemala and Honduras. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moon Satyr sighting in Carara National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Moon Satyr in Carara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months. That is one of Carara National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 730 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moon Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Moon Satyr sightings, Carara National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Moon Satyr 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 Moon Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Carara National Park (7 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.
