What are the chances of seeing a Banded Tigerwing in Corcovado National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Tigerwing sighting in Corcovado National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 116 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Banded Tigerwing in Corcovado National Park?
March–April and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Tigerwing in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–November, the lowest months. Those are among Corcovado National Park's driest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 770 mm in October.
What time of day is best to see a Banded Tigerwing?
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Tigerwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Corcovado National Park the best place to see a Banded Tigerwing?
8th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Banded Tigerwing sightings, Corcovado National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Banded Tigerwing live in Corcovado National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Tigerwing that you can see in Corcovado National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 40%), Amathonte Morpho (about 20%) and Orange Daggerwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Banded Tigerwing sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Tigerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Corcovado National Park (5 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.