Banded Mapwing

Banded Mapwing

Hypanartia dione

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Chirripó National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Chirripó National Park From 2019 to 2026
84 In all 6 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Banded Mapwing in Chirripó National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Mapwing sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 127 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.

When is the best time to see a Banded Mapwing in Chirripó National Park?

January, April–May and July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Mapwing in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Banded Mapwing?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Mapwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chirripó National Park the best place to see a Banded Mapwing?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Banded Mapwing sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Where does the Banded Mapwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Banded Mapwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (9 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.

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