Balboana tibialis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Balboana tibialis sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 299 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, August and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Balboana tibialis in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Balboana tibialis sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Balboana tibialis sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Balboana tibialis that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Ischnomela pulchripennis (about 10%), Haemodiasma tessellata (about 10%) and Stilpnochlora azteca (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Balboana tibialis is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (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.
