Diaethria pandama
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Diaethria pandama is a species of butterfly of the genus Diaethria. It was described by Edward Doubleday in 1848. It is found from Mexico to Panama. The larvae feed on Serjania species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight 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.
May, August and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight 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 Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight 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 genus: Diaethria
The closest relatives of the Orange-Striped 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 Navy Eighty-Eight (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight 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.
