Heliconius pachinus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Heliconius pachinus, the pachinus longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachinus Longwing sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th 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 and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pachinus Longwing in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachinus Longwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 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 Pachinus Longwing sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachinus Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (8 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.
