Cithaerias pireta
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Cithaerias pireta, the blushing phantom, or the pink tipped glasswing satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico south to South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rusted Clearwing-Satyr sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 80 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rusted Clearwing-Satyr in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rusted Clearwing-Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Rusted Clearwing-Satyr sightings, Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Rusted Clearwing-Satyr that you can see in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Cream-Spotted Tigerwing (about 30%), Banded Peacock (about 20%) and Starry Night Cracker (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rusted Clearwing-Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (22 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.
