What are the chances of seeing a Blackened Crescent in Chirripó National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blackened Crescent 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 103rd most-seen of the 127 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.
When is the best time to see a Blackened Crescent in Chirripó National Park?
March and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blackened Crescent in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May and July–November, the lowest months. Those are among Chirripó National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 690 mm in October.
What time of day is best to see a Blackened Crescent?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blackened Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Blackened Crescent?
Only Chirripó National Park, in our data
Chirripó National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blackened Crescent sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Blackened Crescent live in Chirripó National Park?
Same genus: Anthanassa
The closest relatives of the Blackened Crescent that you can see in Chirripó National Park (genus Anthanassa) are Orange-Banded Crescent (about 20%) and Brown Crescent (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Blackened Crescent sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blackened Crescent 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.