What are the chances of seeing a Cloud-Forest Catone in Chirripó National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cloud-Forest Catone sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 127 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.
When is the best time to see a Cloud-Forest Catone in Chirripó National Park?
March and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cloud-Forest Catone in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Cloud-Forest Catone?
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cloud-Forest Catone 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 Cloud-Forest Catone?
Only Chirripó National Park, in our data
Chirripó National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cloud-Forest Catone sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Cloud-Forest Catone live in Chirripó National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Cloud-Forest Catone that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Drucina leonata (about 30%), Pansy Daggerwing (about 30%) and Widespread Eighty-Eight (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Cloud-Forest Catone sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cloud-Forest Catone is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (15 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.