Coea acheronta
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tailed Cecropian sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 9 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.
June and July
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tailed Cecropian in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Ciénaga de Zapata's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February. September has too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tailed Cecropian 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 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Tailed Cecropian sightings, Ciénaga de Zapata ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Tailed Cecropian that you can see in Ciénaga de Zapata (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Orion Cecropian (about 40%), White Peacock (about 40%) and Phaon Crescent (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tailed Cecropian is recorded against all the insects logged in Ciénaga de Zapata (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.
