Heliconius clysonymus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Heliconius clysonymus, the Clysonymus longwing, yellow longwing or montane longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly found in Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th 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.
February–April and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clysonymus Longwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Clysonymus Longwing sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 30%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clysonymus Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (11 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.
