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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Surprising-White sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Surprising-White in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–September and November–February, the lowest months. That is one of Chirripó National Park's wettest months, with about 690 mm of rain against 75 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Surprising-White sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Northern Surprising-White sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Northern Surprising-White that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Crisia Mimic-White (about 20%), Pure-Banded Dartwhite (about 10%) and Clearwing Mimic-White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Surprising-White is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (7 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.
