Marpesia merops
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Banded Daggerwing sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 43 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Banded Daggerwing in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, May and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-Banded Daggerwing 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 7 parks where we can rate Spot-Banded Daggerwing sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%).
Same genus: Marpesia
The closest relatives of the Spot-Banded Daggerwing that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (genus Marpesia, Daggerwings) are Sunset Daggerwing (about 10%), Waiter Daggerwing (about 10%) and Corinna Daggerwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-Banded Daggerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (17 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.
