Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Pale Owl-Butterfly in Panama City?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Owl-Butterfly 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 Pale Owl-Butterfly in Panama City?

Accepted Answer

August–September and November. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Owl-Butterfly in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–July, the lowest months. Those are among Panama City's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in February.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Pale Owl-Butterfly?

Accepted Answer

Between 8 and 11 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Owl-Butterfly 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 Pale Owl-Butterfly?

Accepted Answer

3rd of 3. Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pale Owl-Butterfly sightings, Panama City ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in San Salvador (El Salvador, about 10%) and San José (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Pale Owl-Butterfly live in Panama City?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Nymphalidae. The closest relatives of the Pale Owl-Butterfly 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 Pale Owl-Butterfly sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Pale Owl-Butterfly 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	~40%
2	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
4	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
5	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~20%
6	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
7	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
8	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
9	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
13	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
15	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	~10%
2	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
3	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%

Pale Owl-Butterfly

About the Pale Owl-Butterfly

Recent sightings of Pale Owl-Butterfly in Panama City

Global Distribution

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Closest Relatives at Panama City

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