Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Gray Satyr in Corcovado National Park?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Gray Satyr 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Blue-Gray Satyr in Corcovado National Park?

Accepted Answer

January to March. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Gray Satyr in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to December, the lowest months. Those are among Corcovado National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 770 mm in October.

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 Corcovado National Park the best place to see a Blue-Gray Satyr?

Accepted Answer

10th of 15. Of the 15 parks where we can rate Blue-Gray Satyr sightings, Corcovado National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%), Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%) and Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Blue-Gray Satyr live in Corcovado National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Nymphalidae. The closest relatives of the Blue-Gray Satyr 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.

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 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.

#	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 Corcovado National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park

Banded Peacock

Amathonte Morpho

Orange Daggerwing

White Peacock

Moon Satyr

Many-Banded Daggerwing

Common Morpho

Ismenius Tiger

Malachite

Red Postman

Banded Owl-Butterfly

Rusted Clearwing-Satyr

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