What are the chances of seeing a Lamplight Actinote in Chirripó National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lamplight Actinote sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th 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 Lamplight Actinote in Chirripó National Park?
January and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lamplight Actinote in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Chirripó National Park's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 690 mm in October.
What time of day is best to see a Lamplight Actinote?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lamplight Actinote 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 Lamplight Actinote?
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Lamplight Actinote sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 30%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Which relatives of the Lamplight Actinote live in Chirripó National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Lamplight Actinote 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 Lamplight Actinote sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lamplight Actinote is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (20 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.