Heliconius pachinus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Heliconius pachinus, the pachinus longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachinus Longwing sighting in Carara National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pachinus Longwing in Carara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–May, the lowest months. That is one of Carara National Park's wettest months, with about 590 mm of rain against 35 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachinus Longwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Pachinus Longwing sightings, Carara National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Heliconius
The closest relatives of the Pachinus Longwing that you can see in Carara National Park (genus Heliconius, Longwings and Heliconians) are Tiger Longwing (about 10%), Ismenius Tiger (about 10%) and Red Postman (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachinus Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Carara National Park (8 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.
