Pierella luna
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Pierella luna, the moon satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Belize, Brazil, Guatemala and Honduras. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Moon Satyr sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 16 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Moon Satyr in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and August, the lowest months. September has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moon Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Moon Satyr sightings, Darién National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Moon Satyr that you can see in Darién National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), Orange Daggerwing (about 20%) and Rusted Clearwing-Satyr (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moon Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Darién National Park (12 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.
