Microtylopteryx fusiformis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Microtylopteryx fusiformis 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.
February–March and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Microtylopteryx fusiformis in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months. Those are among Chirripó National Park's driest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 690 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Microtylopteryx fusiformis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Microtylopteryx fusiformis sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 10%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Acrididae
The closest relatives of the Microtylopteryx fusiformis that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Acrididae, Short-horned Grasshoppers) are Rhachicreagra obsidian (about 20%), Silvitettix communis (about 10%) and Ampelophilus coeruleus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Microtylopteryx fusiformis 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.
