Heliconius hewitsoni
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Heliconius hewitsoni is a species of brush-footed butterfly in the genus Heliconius. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hewitson's Longwing sighting in Corcovado National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hewitson's Longwing in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and June–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hewitson's Longwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Hewitson's Longwing sightings, Corcovado National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same genus: Heliconius
The closest relatives of the Hewitson's Longwing that you can see in Corcovado National Park (genus Heliconius, Longwings and Heliconians) are Ismenius Tiger (about 20%), Red Postman (about 10%) and Doris Longwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hewitson's Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Corcovado National Park (6 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.
