Pierella helvina
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pierella helvina, the red-washed satyr, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr sighting in Chagres National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 25 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–May and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr in Chagres National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and June–November, the lowest months. Those are among Chagres National Park's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 300 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Washed 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.
6th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Red-Washed Satyr sightings, Chagres National Park ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Washed Satyr that you can see in Chagres National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 50%), Confusa Tigerwing (about 40%) and White Peacock (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Washed Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Chagres National Park (5 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.
