Diaethria astala
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Diaethria astala, the faded eighty-eight or navy eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Colombia. The larvae feed on Serjania, Paullinia and Cardiospermum species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Navy Eighty-Eight 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
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Navy Eighty-Eight in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Navy Eighty-Eight sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Navy Eighty-Eight sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%).
Same genus: Diaethria
The closest relatives of the Navy Eighty-Eight that you can see in Chirripó National Park (genus Diaethria, Eighty-eight Butterflies) are Widespread Eighty-Eight (about 30%), Smudged Eighty-Eight (about 20%) and Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Navy Eighty-Eight 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.
