Siproeta epaphus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Siproeta epaphus, the rusty-tipped page or brown siproeta, is a New World butterfly that lives all year in tropical habitats. It has large wings, averaging 7.0–7.5 cm (2.8–3.0 in), that are black in the inner portion of the top surface and brown throughout the underside. Both surfaces have a bold white transverse stripe continuing across both wings. The outer portion of the forewings, beyond the white stripe, is rusty orange in the widespread subspecies S. epaphus epaphus; it is mostly or entirely black in the other two subspecies. S. epaphus is found throughout Central America, where it is one of the most common butterflies. Its range extends from southern North America to central South America. The range includes (though may not be limited to) south Texas and rarely southern New Mexico south through both eastern and western Mexico to the Guyanas, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 7 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-Tipped Page sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 127 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to February
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-Tipped Page in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June and August–October, the lowest months. Those are among Chirripó National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 690 mm in October.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rusty-Tipped Page sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Rusty-Tipped Page sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 30%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Rusty-Tipped Page 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 Rusty-Tipped Page is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (20 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.
