Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Gray Satyr in Panama City?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Gray Satyr sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 74th most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Blue-Gray Satyr in Panama City?

Accepted Answer

February, June–July and November. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Gray Satyr in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, August–October and December–January, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Blue-Gray Satyr?

Accepted Answer

Between 3 and 6 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Gray Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Panama City the best place to see a Blue-Gray Satyr?

Accepted Answer

2nd of 2. Of the 2 cities where we can rate Blue-Gray Satyr sightings, Panama City ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Blue-Gray Satyr live in Panama City?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Nymphalidae. The closest relatives of the Blue-Gray Satyr that you can see in Panama City (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), White Peacock (about 30%) and Red Postman (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Blue-Gray Satyr sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Blue-Gray Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Panama City (7 verified sightings), 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
2	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
3	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~10%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
6	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
8	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
14	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
2	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%

Blue-Gray Satyr

Recent sightings of Blue-Gray Satyr in Panama City

Global Distribution

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Closest Relatives at Panama City

Banded Peacock

White Peacock

Red Postman

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Dirce Beauty

Malachite

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Blue Monarch

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Tiger Longwing

Gulf Fritillary

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