Widespread Eighty-Eight

Widespread Eighty-Eight

Diaethria clymena

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Chirripó National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

35 Verified sightings at Chirripó National Park From 2019 to 2026
574 In all 13 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Widespread Eighty-Eight

Diaethria clymena, the Cramer's eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Peru and Brazil. It was described to science by Pieter Cramer, in a fascicle of De uitlandsche Kapellen, 1775.

The wingspan is about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). The larvae feed on Trema lamarckiana, Trema micrantha, and Theobroma. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
3 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
5 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
8 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
11 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
13 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Widespread Eighty-Eight in Chirripó National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Widespread Eighty-Eight sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 127 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Widespread Eighty-Eight in Chirripó National Park?

October to December

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Widespread Eighty-Eight in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Widespread Eighty-Eight?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Widespread 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.

Is Chirripó National Park the best place to see a Widespread Eighty-Eight?

3rd of 13

Of the 13 parks where we can rate Widespread Eighty-Eight sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 40%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Widespread Eighty-Eight live in Chirripó National Park?

Same genus: Diaethria

The closest relatives of the Widespread Eighty-Eight that you can see in Chirripó National Park (genus Diaethria, Eighty-eight Butterflies) are Smudged Eighty-Eight (about 20%), Navy Eighty-Eight (about 10%) and Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Widespread Eighty-Eight sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Widespread Eighty-Eight is recorded against all the insects logged in Chirripó National Park (35 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.

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