Pronophila timanthes
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pronophila timanthes sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 127 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pronophila timanthes in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July, September–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pronophila timanthes sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pronophila timanthes sightings, Chirripó National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Pronophila timanthes that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Drucina leonata (about 30%), Pansy Daggerwing (about 30%) and Widespread Eighty-Eight (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pronophila timanthes is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (12 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.
